Where does “мачор” come from?
мачор (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic mačerъ, from Proto-Slavic -erъ, from Proto-Indo-European -er-.
мачор (Macedonian): a male cat, tomcat
Ancestry of “мачор”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | mačerъ | a male cat; tomcat |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -erъ | Denominal, from the root, forming nouns denoting... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -er- | — |