Where does “mazë” come from?

mazë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian madź(i)ā, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.

mazë (Albanian): cream; creamy scum of heated milk; membrane

Definitions

  1. cream; creamy scum of heated milk; membrane

Ancestry of “mazë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianmadź(i)ā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian madź(i)ā →