Where does “maia” come from?

maia (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مایه, from Persian مایه, from Middle Persian mʾtk' — essence, substance.

maia (Romanian): leaven; yeast

Definitions

  1. leaven; yeast

Ancestry of “maia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمایهorigin, basis, fundament; capital, fund; leaven,...
2Persianمایهstuff, matter, substance, essence; leaven, yeast,...
3Middle Persianmʾtk'essence, substance

Words derived from “maia”

Every word from Middle Persian mʾtk' →Every word from Persian مایه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مایه →