Where does “Maslitsa” come from?

Maslitsa (Ingrian) comes from Russian Ма́сленица, from Proto-Slavic maslěnica, from Proto-Slavic maslěnъjь, from Proto-Slavic maslo — oil; butter.

Maslitsa (Ingrian): Shrovetide, Maslenitsa

Definitions

  1. Shrovetide, Maslenitsa

Ancestry of “Maslitsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianМа́сленицаMaslenitsa, Shrovetide, Butter Week, Crepe Week the week before Lent, seven weeks before Easter
2Proto-Slavicmaslěnica—
3Proto-Slavicmaslěnъjь—
4Proto-Slavicmaslooil; butter
Every word from Proto-Slavic maslo →Every word from Proto-Slavic maslěnъjь →Every word from Proto-Slavic maslěnica →