Where does “maissi” come from?

maissi (Finnish) comes from Swedish majs, from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís, from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ.

maissi (Finnish): maize, corn

Definitions

  1. maize, corn

Ancestry of “maissi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmajsmaize, corn
2Spanishmaízcorn, maize
3Taínomahís—
4Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—

Words derived from “maissi”

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