Where does “maŝkiraso” come from?

maŝkiraso (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto maso, from German Masche, from Middle High German masche, from Old High German masca, from Proto-Germanic *maskā.

Ancestry of “maŝkiraso”, step by step

maŝkiraso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto maso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomasomass
2GermanMaschestitch; hole; link
3Middle High Germanmasche—
4Old High Germanmascamesh
5Proto-Germanic*maskā—

via Esperanto kiraso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokirasocuirass defensive armor
Every word from Proto-Germanic *maskā →Every word from Old High German masca →Every word from Middle High German masche →