Where does “mas-” come from?

mas- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mos-, from Albanian mos, from Proto-Albanian mē tše, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

Ancestry of “mas-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmos-a skin sore; skin sore
2Albanianmosdon't
3Proto-Albanianmē tše
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

Words derived from “mas-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁Every word from Proto-Albanian mē tšeEvery word from Albanian mos