Where does “mayakieli” come from?

mayakieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish maya, from Spanish maya, from Yucatec Maya mayab, from Yucatec Maya maya'.

mayakieli (Finnish): Mayan

Definitions

  1. Mayan

Ancestry of “mayakieli”, step by step

mayakieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmayaMaya, Mayan
2SpanishmayaMayan
3Yucatec Mayamayab—
4Yucatec Mayamaya'—

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Yucatec Maya maya' →Every word from Yucatec Maya mayab →Every word from Spanish maya →
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