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Where does “měsiec” come from?

měsiec (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic měsęcь, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Ancestry of “měsiec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicměsęcьmoon; month
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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