Where does “մայիսյան” come from?
մայիսյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian մայիս, 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 — mother.
մայիսյան (Armenian): May
Ancestry of “մայիսյան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | մայիս | May |
| 2 | Old Armenian | մայիս | May |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Μάϊος | — |
| 4 | Latin | Māius | — |
| 5 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |