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

Definitions

  1. May

Ancestry of “մայիսյան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianմայիսMay
2Old ArmenianմայիսMay
3Ancient GreekΜάϊοςMay
4LatinMāius“month”}} of May
5LatinMaianominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative...
6Ancient Greekμαῖαmidwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame
7Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
8Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Hellenic mā́tērEvery word from Ancient Greek μήτηρ