Where does “pòmazati” come from?
pòmazati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian po, from Serbo-Croatian pol, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
pòmazati (Serbo-Croatian): to lubricate a bit, to oil a bit
Definitions
- to lubricate a bit, to oil a bit
Ancestry of “pòmazati”, step by step
pòmazati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian po
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | po | half; for; over, through, across, in, on |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | pol | pole; sex; gender |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πόλος | pivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Serbo-Croatian mazati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | mazati | to smear, spread, daub; to dirty, stain, soil; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | màzati | to oil, to anoint, to smear; to oil, to smear, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ǵ- | to knead, stroke |
Words derived from “pòmazati”