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
- maxi
Ancestry of “maksi”, step by step
maksi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian siang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | siang | daytime |
| 2 | Malay | siang | daytime |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦱꦶꦪꦁ | the time between 10 o'clock until 15 o'clock |
| 4 | English | Siyan | A Kurdish tribe who live in southern Arbil, as... |
| 5 | Old Javanese | Hyaṅ | god, goddess, deified being, divinity |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qiaŋ | — |
via Indonesian makan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | makan | to eat |
| 2 | Malay | makan | to eat; consume, spend; to injure or penetrate |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | makan | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kaən | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | kaən | to eat |
via English maxi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maxi | having a hemline at ankle length; a coat or skirt... |
| 2 | English | maximum | The highest limit; The greatest value of a set or... |
| 3 | Latin | Maximus | the greatest |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *magisVmos | — |