Where does “mayamo” come from?
mayamo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog yamo, from Tagalog bayaan, from Swahili -baya, from Cornish bay, from Middle Cornish bay, from Middle English baye, from Old English beġ — berry.
mayamo (Tagalog): covetous; avaricious
Definitions
- covetous; avaricious
Ancestry of “mayamo”, step by step
mayamo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog yamo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | yamo | covetousness; avarice; stubble |
| 2 | Tagalog | bayaan | to leave alone; to let alone (someone or something) |
| 3 | Swahili | -baya | — |
| 4 | Cornish | bay | kiss |
| 5 | Middle Cornish | bay | — |
| 6 | Middle English | baye | — |
| 7 | Old English | beġ | berry |
via Sambali ma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sambali | ma | — |