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
- maize; a grain crop of the species "Zea mays";...
Ancestry of “mais”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | maíz | corn, maize |
| 2 | Taíno | mahís | — |
| 3 | Proto-Arawakan | marikɨ | — |
Words derived from “mais”