Where does “Masovia” come from?
Masovia (English) comes from Polish Mazowsze, from Polish maź, from Proto-Slavic mazь, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.
Ancestry of “Masovia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | Mazowsze | — |
| 2 | Polish | maź | slime, grease |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mazь | grease, ointment |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ь | Forms nouns; From adjectives; From participles |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -is | Forms nouns from verbs |
Words derived from “Masovia”