Where does “maismais” come from?

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

maismais (Cebuano): an undetermined species of spider, having a...

Definitions

  1. an undetermined species of spider, having a...

Ancestry of “maismais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanomaismaize; a grain crop of the species "Zea mays";...
2Spanishmaízcorn, maize
3Taínomahís—
4Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—
Every word from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ →Every word from Taíno mahís →Every word from Spanish maíz →
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