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Where does “מַיָּא” come from?

מַיָּא (Aramaic) comes from Proto-Semitic māy-, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.

Ancestry of “מַיָּא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticmāy-water
2Proto-Afroasiaticmaʔ-water

Words derived from “מַיָּא”

  • מאיא
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