Where does “Maisstärke” come from?

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

Maisstärke (German): cornstarch

Definitions

  1. cornstarch

Ancestry of “Maisstärke”, step by step

Maisstärke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mais

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaismaize; corn; genitive singular of Mai
2Russianмаи́сmaize, corn
3Spanishmaízcorn, maize
4Taínomahís—
5Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—

via German Stärke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStärkestrength; starch
2Middle High Germansterke—
3Old High Germansterkī—
Every word from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ →
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