Where does “מַיָּא” come from?
מַיָּא (Aramaic) comes from Proto-Semitic māy-, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.
Ancestry of “מַיָּא”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Semitic | māy- | water |
| 2 | Proto-Afroasiatic | maʔ- | water |
Words derived from “מַיָּא”