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

Ancestry of “mayıs”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	مایس	month of May
2	Greek	Μάιος	May
3	Koine Greek	Μάϊος	—
4	Latin	Māius	“month”}} of May
5	Latin	Maia	nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative...
6	Ancient Greek	μαῖα	midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame
7	Ancient Greek	μήτηρ	mother; source or origin
8	Proto-Hellenic	mā́tēr	mother
9	Proto-Indo-European	méh₂tēr	mother

Words derived from “mayıs”

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Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr →Every word from Ancient Greek μήτηρ →