Where does “месячные” come from?
месячные (Russian) comes from Russian ме́сячный, from Russian ме́сяц, from Old East Slavic мѣсѧць, from Proto-Slavic měsęcь, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
месячные (Russian): menstruation
Definitions
- menstruation
Ancestry of “месячные”, step by step
месячные traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ме́сячный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ме́сячный | monthly |
| 2 | Russian | ме́сяц | month |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | мѣсѧць | moon |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | měsęcь | moon; month |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via Russian ме́сячные очище́ния
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ме́сячные очище́ния | monthly cleanings |
via Russian ме́сячные кро́ви
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ме́сячные кро́ви | — |