Where does “майо́р” come from?

майо́р (Russian) comes from German Major, from Spanish mayor, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

майо́р (Russian): major

Definitions

  1. major

Ancestry of “майо́р”, step by step

майо́р traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Major

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMajormajor
2Spanishmayorcomparative degree of grande: bigger; comparative...
3Latinmāiorancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
4Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

via French major

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmajormajor, the upper rank of French non-commissioned...
2Middle Frenchmajor—

Words derived from “майо́р”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from Latin māior →