Where does “mazac” come from?

mazac (Romanian) comes from Proto-Slavic màzati, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.

mazac (Romanian): dirty

Definitions

  1. dirty

Ancestry of “mazac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmàzatito oil, to anoint, to smear; to oil, to smear, to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke

Words derived from “mazac”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic màzati →