Where does “мазати” come from?

мазати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic màzati, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.

мазати (Old Church Slavonic): to smear

Definitions

  1. to smear

Ancestry of “мазати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmàzatito oil, to anoint, to smear; to oil, to smear, to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic màzati →