Where does “maz” come from?

maz (Czech) comes from Old Czech maz, from Proto-Slavic mazь, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.

maz (Czech): wax, grease

Definitions

  1. wax, grease

Ancestry of “maz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechmaz—
2Proto-Slavicmazьgrease, ointment
3Proto-Slavic-ьForms nouns; From adjectives; From participles
4Proto-Indo-European-isForms nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -is →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ь →Every word from Proto-Slavic mazь →