Where does “mazèz” come from?

mazèz (Romagnol) comes from Proto-Basque ez-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs — out; from, out of.

mazèz (Romagnol): massive, massy, compact, solid

Definitions

  1. massive, massy, compact, solid

Ancestry of “mazèz”, step by step

mazèz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Basque ez-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Basqueez-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of

via Romagnol màsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romagnolmàsa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Basque ez- →