Where does “mëzat” come from?
mëzat (Albanian) comes from Albanian mëz, from Albanian mâz, from Old Albanian manz, from Proto-Albanian mandja, from Proto-Albanian mand-, from Proto-Albanian manzda, from Proto-Albanian mazdnja, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂sd- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
mëzat (Albanian): male stirk, yearling calf; bullock
Definitions
- male stirk, yearling calf; bullock
Ancestry of “mëzat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | mëz | foal; colt |
| 2 | Albanian | mâz | — |
| 3 | Old Albanian | manz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | mandja | foal |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | mand- | to feed |
| 6 | Proto-Albanian | manzda | — |
| 7 | Proto-Albanian | mazdnja | to fatten; to feed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂sd- | fat, feed, fodder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |