Where does “смазати” come from?

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

смазати (Serbo-Croatian): to devour, polish off, eat up

Definitions

  1. to devour, polish off, eat up

Ancestry of “смазати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianма̏затиto smear, spread
2Proto-Slavicmàzatito oil, to anoint, to smear; to oil, to smear, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic màzati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ма̏зати →