Where does “maz” come from?
maz (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic mazь, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.
maz (Serbo-Croatian): ointment
Ancestry of “maz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | mazь | grease, ointment |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ь | Forms nouns; From adjectives; From participles |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -is | Forms nouns from verbs |