Where does “mazanina” come from?

mazanina (Czech) comes from Czech mazat, from Old Czech mazati, from Proto-Slavic màzati, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.

mazanina (Czech): daub, scrawl

Definitions

  1. daub, scrawl

Ancestry of “mazanina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmazatlubricate; spread
2Old Czechmazatito smear, to spread, to oil
3Proto-Slavicmàzatito oil, to anoint, to smear; to oil, to smear, to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic màzati →Every word from Old Czech mazati →