Where does “mjesec” come from?

mjesec (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic měsęcь, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mjesec (Serbo-Croatian): moon; month

Definitions

  1. moon; month

Ancestry of “mjesec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicměsęcьmoon; month
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Slavic měsęcь →