Where does “maidanez” come from?
maidanez (Romanian) comes from Romanian maidan, from Ottoman Turkish میدان, from Persian میدان, from Persian می, from English May, from French mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius — mother.
maidanez (Romanian): stray dog, feral dog
Definitions
- stray dog, feral dog
Ancestry of “maidanez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | maidan | open space |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | میدان | square, plaza |
| 3 | Persian | میدان | plaza, square; field, plain |
| 4 | Persian | می | wine; alcoholic beverage; A non-combining prefix... |
| 5 | English | May | The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June |
| 6 | French | mai | May |
| 7 | Old French | mai | — |
| 8 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 9 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |