Where does “majs” come from?

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

majs (Kashubian): maize, corn

Definitions

  1. maize, corn

Ancestry of “majs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaismaize; corn; genitive singular of Mai
2Russianмаи́сmaize, corn
3Spanishmaízcorn, maize
4Taínomahís—
5Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—
Every word from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ →