Where does “maya” come from?

maya (Spanish) comes from Yucatec Maya mayab, from Yucatec Maya maya'.

maya (Spanish): Mayan

Definitions

  1. Mayan

Ancestry of “maya”, step by step

maya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yucatec Maya mayab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yucatec Mayamayab—
2Yucatec Mayamaya'—

via Tagalog maya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogmayaThe chestnut munia; sparrow; the Eurasian tree...

Words derived from “maya”

Every word from Yucatec Maya maya' →Every word from Yucatec Maya mayab →