Where does “ма́ять” come from?

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

ма́ять (Russian): to exhaust, to harass

Definitions

  1. to exhaust, to harass

Ancestry of “ма́ять”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ма́ять”

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