Where does “ме́сячный” come from?

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

ме́сячный (Russian): monthly

Definitions

  1. monthly

Ancestry of “ме́сячный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianме́сяцmonth
2Old East Slavicмѣсѧцьmoon
3Proto-Slavicměsęcьmoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “ме́сячный

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥sEvery word from Proto-Slavic měsęcь
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