Where does “mazać” come from?

mazać (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic màzati, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.

mazać (Polish): to smear; to scribble, to scrawl; to pule

Definitions

  1. to smear; to scribble, to scrawl; to pule

Ancestry of “mazać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmàzatito oil, to anoint, to smear; to oil, to smear, to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke

Words derived from “mazać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic màzati →