Where does “מאיא” come from?

מאיא (Lishana Deni) comes from Aramaic מַיָּא, from Proto-Semitic māy-, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.

מאיא (Lishana Deni): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “מאיא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicמַיָּא—
2Proto-Semiticmāy-water
3Proto-Afroasiaticmaʔ-water
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- →Every word from Proto-Semitic māy- →Every word from Aramaic מַיָּא →