Where does “маи́с” come from?

маи́с (Russian) comes from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís, from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ.

маи́с (Russian): maize, corn

Definitions

  1. maize, corn

Ancestry of “маи́с”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmaízcorn, maize
2Taínomahís—
3Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—

Words derived from “маи́с”

Every word from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ →Every word from Taíno mahís →Every word from Spanish maíz →
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