Where does “мазня” come from?

мазня (Russian) comes from Russian -ня́, from Proto-Slavic *-ьňa, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

мазня (Russian): poor painting, daub

Definitions

  1. poor painting, daub

Ancestry of “мазня”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ня́forms nouns denoting the place where an occupation or office is performed
2Proto-Slavic*-ьňa—
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Russian -ня́ →