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
- to devour, polish off, eat up
Ancestry of “смазати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ма̏зати | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | màzati | to oil, to anoint, to smear; to oil, to smear, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ǵ- | to knead, stroke |