Where does “miesięcznica” come from?

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

miesięcznica (Polish): mensiversary

Definitions

  1. mensiversary

Ancestry of “miesięcznica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmiesiącmonth; moon
2Proto-Slavicměsęcьmoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Slavic měsęcь →