Where does “mesiac” come from?
mesiac (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic měsęcь, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
mesiac (Slovak): a moon, a satellite of a planet; a month
Definitions
- a moon, a satellite of a planet; a month
Ancestry of “mesiac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | měsęcь | moon; month |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |