Where does “замазывать” come from?
замазывать (Russian) comes from Russian зама́зать, from Russian ма́зать, from Proto-Slavic màzati, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.
замазывать (Russian): to paint over; to stick with putty; to daub over,...
Definitions
- to paint over; to stick with putty; to daub over,...
Ancestry of “замазывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | зама́зать | — |
| 2 | Russian | ма́зать | to smear, to daub; to smear, spread; to smear; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | màzati | to oil, to anoint, to smear; to oil, to smear, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ǵ- | to knead, stroke |