Where does “măslui” come from?

măslui (Romanian) comes from Romanian maslă, from Russian масть, from Proto-Slavic mastь, from Proto-Slavic -tь, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

măslui (Romanian): to falsify, to rig a game

Definitions

  1. to falsify, to rig a game

Ancestry of “măslui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmaslăthe four suits of playing cards
2Russianмастьcolor; suit
3Proto-Slavicmastьointment
4Proto-Slavic-tьDeverbative, creates nouns denoting act, state,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “măslui”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Slavic -tь →Every word from Proto-Slavic mastь →
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