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month

Source:*měsęcьProto-Slavic · “moon, month”certain

English

month

Polish

miesiąc
ˈmjɛɕɔnts
Cognate· distant (Indo-European)Same source — the sound laws connect them.

In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    ме́сяцmesjac
    ˈmʲesʲɪtsinherited

    Also the crescent moon.

  • Ukrainian
    мі́сяцьmisjacʹ
    ˈmʲisʲatsʲinherited

    Also the moon.

  • Polish
    miesiąc
    ˈmjɛɕɔntsinherited

    Only the month; the moon is księżyc.

  • Czech
    měsíc
    ˈmɲɛsiːtsinherited

    Also the moon.

  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    mjesec / mesecмјесец / месец
    ˈmjesetsinherited

    Also the moon.

  • English
    month

    Distant English relative: moon — Month, moon and *měsęcь share one Indo-European word for the moon.

Sound laws at work