Where does “мазь” come from?

мазь (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic mazь, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.

мазь (Russian): ointment, salve, liniment

Definitions

  1. ointment, salve, liniment

Ancestry of “мазь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmazьgrease, ointment
2Proto-Slavic-ьForms nouns; From adjectives; From participles
3Proto-Indo-European-isForms nouns from verbs

Words derived from “мазь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -is →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ь →Every word from Proto-Slavic mazь →
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