Where does “umajać” come from?
umajać (Polish) comes from Polish umaić, from Polish maić, from Polish Maj, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr — mother.
umajać (Polish): to flower
Definitions
- to flower
Ancestry of “umajać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | umaić | to flower |
| 2 | Polish | maić | to flower |
| 3 | Polish | Maj | Mayan |
| 4 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 5 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |