Where does “Maylikha” come from?
Maylikha (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog May, from English May, from French mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ — mother.
Maylikha (Tagalog): the creating deity in ancient Tagalog religion
Definitions
- the creating deity in ancient Tagalog religion
Ancestry of “Maylikha”, step by step
Maylikha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog May
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | May | May |
| 2 | English | May | The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June |
| 3 | French | mai | May |
| 4 | Old French | mai | — |
| 5 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 6 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |