Where does “măjucă” come from?

măjucă (Romanian) comes from Romanian majă, from Hungarian mázsa, from Italian massa, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.

Ancestry of “măjucă”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	majă	weight unit
2	Hungarian	mázsa	quintal
3	Italian	massa	mass; crowd
4	Latin	massa	mass, bulk; load, burden; dough
5	Ancient Greek	μᾶζα	barley-bread or cake
6	Ancient Greek	μάσσω	to handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
7	Proto-Indo-European	mh₂ǵyéti	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	meh₂ǵ-	to knead, stroke

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