Where does “maž” come from?
maž (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.
Ancestry of “maž”, step by step
maž traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via Proto-Indo-European moǵʰ-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | moǵʰ- | big, small, i.e., size extremes |