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Where does “Максім” come from?

Максім (Belarusian) comes from Latin Maximus, from Proto-Italic *magisVmos.

Ancestry of “Максім”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMaximusthe greatest
2Proto-Italic*magisVmos—
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