Where does “Majarystan” come from?

Majarystan (Turkmen) comes from Spanish majar, from Romanian majă, from Hungarian mázsa, from Italian massa, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti — to knead, stroke.

Ancestry of “Majarystan”, step by step

Majarystan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish majar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmajarto crush; to pound; to grind
2Romanianmajăweight unit
3Hungarianmázsaquintal
4Italianmassamass; crowd
5Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
6Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
7Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke

via Turkmen ystan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkmenystan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyétiEvery word from Ancient Greek μάσσω
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