Where does “majakъ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “majakъ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “majakъ”

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