Where does “מיא” come from?

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

מיא (Aramaic): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “מיא”, step by step

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

Words derived from “מיא”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- →Every word from Proto-Semitic māy- →