Where does “maksi” come from?

maksi (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Indonesian siang, from Malay siang, from Javanese ꦱꦶꦪꦁ, from English Siyan, from Old Javanese Hyaṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋ.

maksi (Serbo-Croatian): maxi

Definitions

  1. maxi

Ancestry of “maksi”, step by step

maksi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian siang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansiangdaytime
2Malaysiangdaytime
3Javaneseꦱꦶꦪꦁthe time between 10 o'clock until 15 o'clock
4EnglishSiyanA Kurdish tribe who live in southern Arbil, as...
5Old JavaneseHyaṅgod, goddess, deified being, divinity
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqiaŋ

via Indonesian makan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmakanto eat
2Malaymakanto eat; consume, spend; to injure or penetrate
3Proto-Malayicmakanto eat
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
5Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat

via English maxi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmaxihaving a hemline at ankle length; a coat or skirt...
2EnglishmaximumThe highest limit; The greatest value of a set or...
3LatinMaximusthe greatest
4Proto-Italic*magisVmos
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋEvery word from Old Javanese HyaṅEvery word from English Siyan
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