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Where does “mâzgăli” come from?

mâzgăli (Romanian) comes from Romanian mâzgă, from Proto-Slavic mezga.

mâzgăli (Romanian): to scribble, scrawl; to smear; to daub

Definitions

  1. to scribble, scrawl; to smear; to daub

Ancestry of “mâzgăli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmâzgă—
2Proto-Slavicmezga—
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