Where does “polmesiac” come from?

polmesiac (Slovak) comes from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

polmesiac (Slovak): half-moon

Definitions

  1. half-moon

Ancestry of “polmesiac”, step by step

polmesiac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European pōl-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
2Slovincianpólhalf
3Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Slovak mesiac

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 (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Slovincian pól →