Where does “ма́зать” come from?

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

ма́зать (Russian): to smear, to daub; to smear, spread; to smear; to...

Definitions

  1. to smear, to daub; to smear, spread; to smear; to...

Ancestry of “ма́зать”, 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 “ма́зать”

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