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Where does “макияж” come from?

макияж (Kazakh) comes from Russian макия́ж, from French maquillage, from French maquiller, from Middle French macquiller, from Old French makier, from Old Dutch macōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

макияж (Kazakh): makeup

Definitions

  1. makeup

Ancestry of “макияж”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмакия́ж—
2Frenchmaquillagemakeup
3Frenchmaquillerto disguise, cover or apply makeup ; to dress up,...
4Middle Frenchmacquillerto work, do
5Old Frenchmakierto build, make
6Old Dutchmacōnto make, do
7Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
8Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil
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