Where does “машта” come from?
машта (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Dutch mast, from Middle Dutch mast, from Old Dutch mast, from Germanic *mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
машта (Serbo-Croatian): imagination
Ancestry of “машта”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | mast | mast; mast, fodder for pigs or other animals made... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mast | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | mast | — |
| 4 | Germanic | *mast | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |