Where does “ма́йя” come from?

ма́йя (Russian) comes from Spanish maya, from Yucatec Maya mayab, from Yucatec Maya maya'.

ма́йя (Russian): Maya person

Definitions

  1. Maya person

Ancestry of “ма́йя”, step by step

ма́йя traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish maya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishmayaMayan
2Yucatec Mayamayab—
3Yucatec Mayamaya'—

via Ancient Greek Μαῖᾰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜαῖᾰ—

Words derived from “ма́йя”

Every word from Yucatec Maya maya' →Every word from Yucatec Maya mayab →Every word from Spanish maya →