Where does “minymay” come from?

minymay (Yola) comes from Irish meann, from Middle English May, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr — mother.

minymay (Yola): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “minymay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmeannkid
2Middle EnglishMaywoman
3Old Frenchmai—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr →Every word from Ancient Greek μήτηρ →