Where does “безлунный” come from?

безлунный (Russian) comes from Russian луна́, from Old East Slavic луна, from Proto-Slavic lunà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *láukšnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

безлунный (Russian): moonless

Definitions

  1. moonless

Ancestry of “безлунный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлуна́moon
2Old East Slavicлунаmoon
3Proto-Slaviclunàradiance, moonlight
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*láukšnāˀmoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ →