Where does “mayıs” come from?

mayıs (Turkish) comes 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, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr — mother.

mayıs (Turkish): May

Definitions

  1. May

Ancestry of “mayıs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمایسmonth of May
2GreekΜάιοςMay
3Koine GreekΜάϊος
4LatinMāius“month”}} of May
5LatinMaianominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative...
6Ancient Greekμαῖαmidwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame
7Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
8Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “mayıs

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Hellenic mā́tērEvery word from Ancient Greek μήτηρ