Where does “majówka” come from?

majówka (Polish) comes from Polish Maj, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

majówka (Polish): long weekend occurring in Poland in the beginning of May, resulting from the public holidays of International Worker's Day on May 1st and May 3rd Constitution Day

Definitions

  1. long weekend occurring in Poland in the beginning of May, resulting from the public holidays of International Worker's Day on May 1st and May 3rd Constitution Day

Ancestry of “majówka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishMajMayan
2LatinMāius“month”}} of May
3LatinMaianominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative...
4Ancient Greekμαῖαmidwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame
5Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
6Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “majówka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr →Every word from Ancient Greek μήτηρ →