Where does “массажистка” come from?

массажистка (Russian) comes from Russian массажи́ст, from Russian массаж, from French massage, from French masser, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti — to knead, stroke.

массажистка (Russian): masseuse, female masseur

Definitions

  1. masseuse, female masseur

Ancestry of “массажистка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмассажи́стmasseur
2Russianмассажmassage
3Frenchmassagephysical massage
4Frenchmasserto massage
5Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
6Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
7Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyétiEvery word from Ancient Greek μάσσω