Where does “mayaintiaani” come from?
mayaintiaani (Finnish) comes from Finnish maya, from Spanish maya, from Yucatec Maya mayab, from Yucatec Maya maya'.
mayaintiaani (Finnish): Maya Indian, Maya
Ancestry of “mayaintiaani”, step by step
mayaintiaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maya | Maya, Mayan |
| 2 | Spanish | maya | Mayan |
| 3 | Yucatec Maya | mayab | — |
| 4 | Yucatec Maya | maya' | — |
via Finnish intiaani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | intiaani | Native American, Amerindian, Indian |
| 2 | Swedish | indian | Indian, American Indian member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas |
| 3 | Spanish | indiano | Indian; having returned to Europe from the... |