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Where does “mě̀sę̄cь” come from?

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

mě̀sę̄cь (Proto-Slavic): moon; month

Definitions

  1. moon; month

Ancestry of “mě̀sę̄cь”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mě̀sę̄cь”

  • месяц
  • miesiąc
  • месец
  • мјесец
  • mesec
  • mjesec
  • месец
  • měsíc
  • měsíční
  • půlměsíc
  • měsíček
  • полумесечина
  • месец
  • месечина
  • місяць
  • měsęčina
  • mesiac
  • mesec
  • месяц
  • мѣсѧць
  • mjasec
  • měsačk
  • měsac
  • miesąc
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