Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “méǵh₂yōs”

207 words across 51 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂yōs — including major, majority, majesty, mayor, majestic, majestically, mayoral, Majorca.

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English (52)

French (20)

Irish (11)

Latin (10)

Spanish (9)

Italian (8)

Portuguese (8)

Finnish (7)

Dutch (6)

Old Portuguese (6)

German (5)

Russian (4)

Swedish (3)

Macedonian (3)

Welsh (3)

Old French (3)

Norman (3)

Middle English (3)

Catalan (2)

Proto-Italic (2)

Breton (2)

Estonian (2)

Swahili (2)

Norwegian Bokmål (2)

Norwegian Nynorsk (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Scottish Gaelic (2)

Late Latin (2)

Middle French (1)

Asturian (1)

Crimean Tatar (1)

Galician (1)

Dalmatian (1)

Ladin (1)

Greek (1)

Istriot (1)

Friulian (1)

Faliscan (1)

Proto-Indo-European (1)

Indonesian (1)

Hausa (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Hindi (1)

Cebuano (1)

Papiamentu (1)

Romanian (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old Spanish (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Old Irish (1)

Medieval Latin (1)