Where does “مازوت” come from?

مازوت (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

مازوت (Arabic): mazout

Definitions

  1. mazout

Ancestry of “مازوت”, step by step

مازوت traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μέγας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via French mazout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmazoutheating oil; A cocktail made with beer and cola;...
2Russianмазу́тmazut, fuel oil
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