Where does “mais” come from?

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

mais (Cebuano): maize; a grain crop of the species "Zea mays";...

Definitions

  1. maize; a grain crop of the species "Zea mays";...

Ancestry of “mais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmaízcorn, maize
2Taínomahís—
3Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—

Words derived from “mais”

Every word from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ →Every word from Taíno mahís →Every word from Spanish maíz →