Where does “мајтап” come from?
мајтап (Macedonian) comes from Turkish maytap, from Ottoman Turkish مایتاب, from Persian ماهتاب, from Persian ماه, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃, from Proto-Iranian mā́Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has — to measure.
мајтап (Macedonian): mockery, joke, prank
Definitions
- mockery, joke, prank
Ancestry of “мајтап”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | maytap | sparkler, a hand-held firework that burns slowly while emitting bright sparks |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | مایتاب | — |
| 3 | Persian | ماهتاب | moonlight |
| 4 | Persian | ماه | moon; month; lovely |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 | moon; month; name of the 12th day in the... |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎠𐏃 | month; moon |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | mā́Hah | moon; month |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |