Where does “масась” come from?

масась (Tundra Nenets) comes from Proto-Samoyedic *måsə-, from Proto-Uralic mośke- — to wash.

масась (Tundra Nenets): to wash

Definitions

  1. to wash

Ancestry of “масась”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samoyedic*måsə-to wash
2Proto-Uralicmośke-to wash
Every word from Proto-Uralic mośke- →Every word from Proto-Samoyedic *måsə- →