Where does “mayak” come from?

mayak (Azerbaijani) comes from Russian мая́к, from Slavic majakъ, from Proto-Slavic majati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic māˀ-.

mayak (Azerbaijani): lighthouse

Definitions

  1. lighthouse

Ancestry of “mayak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмая́кlighthouse
2Slavicmajakъ—
3Proto-Slavicmajatito beckon; to wave; to detain, to dawdle
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmāˀ-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic māˀ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic majati →Every word from Slavic majakъ →
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