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Where does “miesiąc” come from?

miesiąc (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic měsęcь, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

miesiąc (Polish): month; moon

Definitions

  1. month; moon

Ancestry of “miesiąc”, step by step

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