Where does “mairong” come from?
mairong (Atong (India)) comes from Atong (India) mai, from English May, from French mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ — mother.
mairong (Atong (India)): husked rice, uncooked rice
Definitions
- husked rice, uncooked rice
Ancestry of “mairong”, step by step
mairong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Atong (India) mai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atong (India) | mai | rice |
| 2 | English | May | The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June |
| 3 | French | mai | May |
| 4 | Old French | mai | — |
| 5 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 6 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
via Atong (India) rong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atong (India) | rong | — |