Where does “zamazat” come from?

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

zamazat (Czech): to daub, muddy, smudge, stain dirty with some semiliquid mass

Definitions

  1. to daub, muddy, smudge, stain dirty with some semiliquid mass

Ancestry of “zamazat”, 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

Words derived from “zamazat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic màzati →Every word from Old Czech mazati →