Where does “Ма́сленица” come from?

Ма́сленица (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic maslěnica, from Proto-Slavic maslěnъjь, from Proto-Slavic maslo — oil; butter.

Ма́сленица (Russian): Maslenitsa, Shrovetide, Butter Week, Crepe Week the week before Lent, seven weeks before Easter

Definitions

  1. Maslenitsa, Shrovetide, Butter Week, Crepe Week the week before Lent, seven weeks before Easter

Ancestry of “Ма́сленица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmaslěnica—
2Proto-Slavicmaslěnъjь—
3Proto-Slavicmaslooil; butter

Words derived from “Ма́сленица”

Every word from Proto-Slavic maslo →Every word from Proto-Slavic maslěnъjь →Every word from Proto-Slavic maslěnica →