Where does “мая́к” come from?

мая́к (Russian) comes from Slavic majakъ, from Proto-Slavic majati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic māˀ-.

мая́к (Russian): lighthouse

Definitions

  1. lighthouse

Ancestry of “мая́к”, step by step

мая́к traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slavic majakъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slavicmajakъ—
2Proto-Slavicmajatito beckon; to wave; to detain, to dawdle
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmāˀ-—

via Proto-Slavic *majakъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*majakъsignalling post

Words derived from “мая́к”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic māˀ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic majati →Every word from Slavic majakъ →