Where does “Maisfladen” come from?
Maisfladen (German) comes from German Mais, from Russian маи́с, from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís, from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ.
Maisfladen (German): corn tortilla
Ancestry of “Maisfladen”, step by step
Maisfladen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mais
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Mais | maize; corn; genitive singular of Mai |
| 2 | Russian | маи́с | maize, corn |
| 3 | Spanish | maíz | corn, maize |
| 4 | Taíno | mahís | — |
| 5 | Proto-Arawakan | marikɨ | — |
via German Fladen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Fladen | a flat cake; cowpat |
| 2 | Middle High German | vlade | — |
| 3 | Old High German | flado | a ceremonial cake |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flaþō | thin fried batter cake, pancake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |