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Where does “māy-” come from?

māy- (Proto-Semitic) comes from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.

māy- (Proto-Semitic): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “māy-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Afroasiaticmaʔ-water

Words derived from “māy-”

  • majem
  • الماء
  • ماء
  • מימן
  • מים
  • מים
  • ilma
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- →