Where does “masć” come from?

masć (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic mastь, from Proto-Slavic -tь, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

masć (Lower Sorbian): ointment, salve

Definitions

  1. ointment, salve

Ancestry of “masć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmastьointment
2Proto-Slavic-tьDeverbative, creates nouns denoting act, state,...
3Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Slavic -tь →Every word from Proto-Slavic mastь →