Money

There is a wrong version that the English word MONEY comes from Latin. However, this can not be true. The Latins themselves called money quite differently. For this purpose, they used two words: pecunia and nomisma.
MONEY. This word has the same root with the Russian word MENYATI (МЕНЯТЬ) - "to change". More close to the word MONEY there is an old Russian word MENY (МЕНЫ)- “ things for change”.  This ancient Russian word was kept as the second half of the word BEZMEN (БЕЗМЕН)  - "steelyard" which means literally « without MENS (БЕЗ МЕН) », that is « without weights ». Metal bars (ingots) were one of the most ancient equivalents of cost (money) and in the same time were pieces used in scales for weighing (weights). The other close by sounding word is MENA, with the same meaning of "money". It is kept in a number of Slavic languages and dialects. For example, in Luzhitsa (Wend) language (language of Slavs of Germany,( Sorben). From here this word could easily get to England  with  other words from language of ancient Germen.
     The modern Slovak word MENA – “monetary system” also has the close sounding and meaning with MONEY.