Where does “mesačný” come from?

mesačný (Slovak) comes from Slovak mesiac, from Proto-Slavic měsęcь, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mesačný (Slovak): monthly

Definitions

  1. monthly

Ancestry of “mesačný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmesiaca moon, a satellite of a planet; a month
2Proto-Slavicměsęcьmoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Slavic měsęcь →