Where does “размазня” come from?
размазня (Russian) comes from Russian разма́зать, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.
размазня (Russian): gruel
Definitions
- gruel
Ancestry of “размазня”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | разма́зать | to spread |
| 2 | Russian | раз- | asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | роз- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | orz- | dis- |