Where does “maýak” come from?

maýak (Turkmen) comes from Russian мая́к, from Slavic majakъ, from Proto-Slavic majati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic māˀ-.

maýak (Turkmen): lighthouse

Definitions

  1. lighthouse

Ancestry of “maýak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмая́кlighthouse
2Slavicmajakъ—
3Proto-Slavicmajatito beckon; to wave; to detain, to dawdle
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmāˀ-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic māˀ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic majati →Every word from Slavic majakъ →