Where does “maís” come from?

maís (Icelandic) comes from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís, from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ.

maís (Icelandic): maize (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays)

Definitions

  1. maize (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays)

Ancestry of “maís”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmaízcorn, maize
2Taínomahís—
3Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—
Every word from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ →Every word from Taíno mahís →Every word from Spanish maíz →