Where does “minaisan” come from?

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

minaisan (Cebuano): with maize added

Definitions

  1. with maize added

Ancestry of “minaisan”, 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 →