Where does “maski” come from?

maski (Romani) comes from Armenian մաշկ, from Old Armenian մաշկ, from Proto-Semitic mašk-, from Proto-Afroasiatic masak-.

maski (Romani): skin

Definitions

  1. skin

Ancestry of “maski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմաշկskin; skin, hide; peel
2Old Armenianմաշկskin, hide; clothing made of hide
3Proto-Semiticmašk-skin
4Proto-Afroasiaticmasak-—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic masak- →Every word from Proto-Semitic mašk- →Every word from Old Armenian մաշկ →