Where does “miesiōnczek” come from?
miesiōnczek (Silesian) comes from Silesian miesiōnc, from Polish miesiąc, from Proto-Slavic měsęcь, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
miesiōnczek (Silesian): moon
Ancestry of “miesiōnczek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Silesian | miesiōnc | month |
| 2 | Polish | miesiąc | month; moon |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | měsęcь | moon; month |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |