Where does “մայիս” come from?
մայիս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մայիս, from Ancient Greek Μάϊος, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
մայիս (Armenian): May
Ancestry of “մայիս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | մայիս | May |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Μάϊος | — |
| 3 | Latin | Māius | — |
| 4 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
Words derived from “մայիս”