Where does “majar” come from?
majar (Spanish) comes from Romanian majă, from Hungarian mázsa, from Italian massa, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.
majar (Spanish): to crush; to pound; to grind
Definitions
- to crush; to pound; to grind
Ancestry of “majar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | majă | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | mázsa | quintal |
| 3 | Italian | massa | mass; crowd |
| 4 | Latin | massa | mass, bulk; load, burden; dough |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μᾶζα | barley-bread or cake |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μάσσω | to handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ǵyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ǵ- | to knead, stroke |