Where does “māihi” come from?
māihi (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian maisi, from Atong (India) mai, from English May, from French mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα — mother.
māihi (Hawaiian): to peel, strip, as bark
Definitions
- to peel, strip, as bark
Ancestry of “māihi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | maisi | — |
| 2 | Atong (India) | mai | rice |
| 3 | English | May | The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June |
| 4 | French | mai | May |
| 5 | Old French | mai | — |
| 6 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 7 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |