Where does “майдан” come from?
майдан (Karaim) comes from Persian میدان, from Persian می, from English May, from French mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα — mother.
майдан (Karaim): square
Definitions
- square
Ancestry of “майдан”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | میدان | plaza, square; field, plain |
| 2 | Persian | می | wine; alcoholic beverage; A non-combining prefix... |
| 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 |