Origin of the word for Maize

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Maize and its route in Europe starting from the Caribbean. How do you say it in your languages? 🌽 Fun fact: the Navajo word for maize is naadą́ą́ʼ, derived from two Proto-Athabaskan roots meaning "enemy" and "food", suggesting that the Navajo originally considered corn to be "food of the enemy" when they first arrived among the Pueblo people.

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