Where does “помаст” come from?

помаст (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по̀мазати, from Serbo-Croatian по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

помаст (Serbo-Croatian): ointment

Definitions

  1. ointment

Ancestry of “помаст”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпо̀мазатиto lubricate a bit, to oil a bit
2Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
3Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →