Where does “ма̏зати” come from?

ма̏зати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic màzati, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.

Ancestry of “ма̏зати”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Slavic	màzati	to oil, to anoint, to smear; to oil, to smear, to...
2	Proto-Indo-European	meh₂ǵ-	to knead, stroke

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