Latin and Slavonic for `moon'

[Robert Orr]

>Just a reminder that Slavonic and Russian are not entirely congruent:

Right

>'Moon' in Polish is most often 'ksiezyc' (sans accents) - a fascinating word.
>Words like 'ksiezy' (priest), 'ksie-stwo' (principality), 'ksiezna'
>(princess) and 'ksie-g' (cashbook, register, tally) suggest a rather complex
>relationship in the old days involving the moon or the lunar cycle perhaps.

Only on the basis of folk etymology.  In Polish  *kn+FV or J > *ks
[palatalised],  can't do diacritics on this programme.

ksiezyc, ksiezy, ksiezna etc. < *kne(d)z, Russian knjaz'
ksiega < *kniga, Russian kniga