Where does “măsluitor” come from?

măsluitor (Romanian) comes from Romanian măslui, 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.

măsluitor (Romanian): rigger

Definitions

  1. rigger

Ancestry of “măsluitor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmăsluito falsify, to rig a game
2Romanianmaslăthe four suits of playing cards
3Russianмастьcolor; suit
4Proto-Slavicmastьointment
5Proto-Slavic-tьDeverbative, creates nouns denoting act, state,...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Slavic -tь →Every word from Proto-Slavic mastь →