Where does “mazь” come from?

mazь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.

mazь (Proto-Slavic): grease, ointment

Definitions

  1. grease, ointment

Ancestry of “mazь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ьForms nouns; From adjectives; From participles
2Proto-Indo-European-isForms nouns from verbs

Words derived from “mazь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -is →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ь →