Where does “ма̏зати” come from?

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

ма̏зати (Serbo-Croatian): to smear, spread

Definitions

  1. to smear, spread

Ancestry of “ма̏зати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmàzatito oil, to anoint, to smear; to oil, to smear, to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke

Words derived from “ма̏зати

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ-Every word from Proto-Slavic màzati