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Where does “mast” come from?

mast (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic mastь, from Proto-Slavic -tь, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

mast (Old Czech): ointment

Definitions

  1. ointment

Ancestry of “mast”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mast”

  • mastný
  • mast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →