Roots/*méh₁n̥sméh₁n̥s“moon, month”Widely acceptedtimenaturemonthPIE word for moon and month. Gives Latin mēnsis, English "moon", "month", Greek mḗn.Related Roots(s)teh₂n-“to thunder”Hreg-“to wet, to rain”angʷʰi-“eel, snake, water-serpent”bʰerǵ-s-“to protect by enclosing”bʰew-sis-“nature, growth, being”bʰew-tó-“that which has grown, become”bʰew-tú-“growth, nature, coming-to-be”bʰleh₁-“to blow, to puff”