Where does “ме́сяц” come from?

ме́сяц (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic мѣсѧць, from Proto-Slavic měsęcь, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

ме́сяц (Russian): month

Definitions

  1. month

Ancestry of “ме́сяц”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмѣсѧцьmoon
2Proto-Slavicměsęcьmoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “ме́сяц”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Slavic měsęcь →