Where does “мазло” come from?

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

мазло (Russian): a sloppy person

Definitions

  1. a sloppy person

Ancestry of “мазло”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianма́затьto smear, to daub; to smear, spread; to smear; to...
2Proto-Slavicmàzatito oil, to anoint, to smear; to oil, to smear, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic màzati →Every word from Russian ма́зать →