Where does “maliyam” come from?
maliyam (Tausug) comes from English Meriam, from Arabic مَرْيَم, from Classical Persian گل, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás — to breathe.
maliyam (Tausug): weapons (used for defense and attack, such as guns, bolos, and high powered artillery)
Definitions
- weapons (used for defense and attack, such as guns, bolos, and high powered artillery)
Ancestry of “maliyam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Meriam | A member of an Aboriginal people who live on Mer (Murray Island), in the eastern group of Torres Strait Islands off the northern tip of Australia |
| 2 | Arabic | مَرْيَم | — |
| 3 | Classical Persian | گل | — |
| 4 | Arabic | نُور | light, brightess; ray of light, light beam;... |
| 5 | Classical Persian | جَان | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |