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8 Jan 2010
Language / Funny/strange/deviant words in the Polish language [35]
According to Wikipedia, the word 'księżyc" centuries ago meant "książę" = "prince". The general name for moon was then, as Vetala wrote, "miesiąc", but every month the moon was believed to be a young son of the former one ("king"), that's why between new moon and the first quarter it was called prince, "księżyc". Later on it became a general name and replaced "miesiąc".
According to Wikipedia, the word 'księżyc" centuries ago meant "książę" = "prince". The general name for moon was then, as Vetala wrote, "miesiąc", but every month the moon was believed to be a young son of the former one ("king"), that's why between new moon and the first quarter it was called prince, "księżyc". Later on it became a general name and replaced "miesiąc".