Where does “Максим” come from?
Максим (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic Максимъ, from Old Church Slavonic Маѯимъ, from Ancient Greek Μάξιμος, from Latin Maximus, from Proto-Italic *magisVmos.
Ancestry of “Максим”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | Максимъ | — |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | Маѯимъ | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Μάξιμος | — |
| 4 | Latin | Maximus | the greatest |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *magisVmos | — |