Where does “мајор” come from?
мајор (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Major, from Spanish mayor, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
мајор (Serbo-Croatian): major
Ancestry of “мајор”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Major | major |
| 2 | Spanish | mayor | comparative degree of grande: bigger; comparative... |
| 3 | Latin | māior | — |
| 4 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |