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Etymology of Mayan

Etymology tree English Maya Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mayan From Maya + -an.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Of or relating to the Maya people of Central America and southeastern Mexico.

noun

A Maya person.

name

The language of the Maya people. · An age from 502 to 501 ± 2.0 million years ago, a subdivision of the Cambrian.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree English Maya Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mayan From Maya + -an.

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