Where does “ежемесячно” come from?

ежемесячно (Russian) comes from Russian ежеме́сячный, from Russian еже-, from Macedonian еж, from Proto-Slavic ežь, from Latvian ezis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.

ежемесячно (Russian): monthly

Definitions

  1. monthly

Ancestry of “ежемесячно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianежеме́сячныйmonthly occurring every month
2Russianеже-once a... occurring once in a given time period
3Macedonianежhedgehog
4Proto-Slavicežьhedgehog
5Latvianezishedgehog
6Proto-Balto-Slavicežis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis →Every word from Latvian ezis →