Where does “mais” come from?

mais (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís, from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ.

mais (Bikol Central): maize, the grain from "Zea mays"

Definitions

  1. maize, the grain from "Zea mays"

Ancestry of “mais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmaízcorn, maize
2Taínomahís—
3Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—
Every word from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ →Every word from Taíno mahís →Every word from Spanish maíz →