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

Definitions

  1. ointment

Ancestry of “maz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmazьgrease, ointment
2Proto-Slavic-ьForms nouns; From adjectives; From participles
3Proto-Indo-European-isForms nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -is →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ь →Every word from Proto-Slavic mazь →