Where does “Ondokuzmayıs” come from?
Ondokuzmayıs (Turkish) comes from Turkish mayıs, from Ottoman Turkish مایس, from Greek Μάιος, from Koine Greek Μάϊος, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ — mother.
Ancestry of “Ondokuzmayıs”, step by step
Ondokuzmayıs traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish mayıs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | mayıs | May |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | مایس | month of May |
| 3 | Greek | Μάιος | May |
| 4 | Koine Greek | Μάϊος | — |
| 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 |