Where does “месяц” come from?
месяц (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic мѣсѧць, from Proto-Slavic měsęcь, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
месяц (Russian): month
Ancestry of “месяц”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | мѣсѧць | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | měsęcь | moon; month |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
Words derived from “месяц”