Where does “Mais” come from?

Mais (German) comes from Russian маи́с, from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís, from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ.

Mais (German): maize; corn; genitive singular of Mai

Definitions

  1. maize; corn; genitive singular of Mai

Ancestry of “Mais”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Mais”

Every word from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ →