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Where does “macë” come from?

macë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Slavic maca — pussy, pussycat, female cat.

macë (Albanian): cat; belligerent, wild woman

Definitions

  1. cat; belligerent, wild woman

Ancestry of “macë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmacapussy, pussycat, female cat

Words derived from “macë”

  • mace
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