English

Masovia

Masovia comes from Polish maź ‘slime’, from Proto-Slavic *mazь ‘grease’, and ultimately from *mazati ‘to smear, to anoint, to oil’.

Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*mazati‘to smear, to anoint, to oil’reconstructed
Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*mazь‘grease’reconstructed
Polishmodernmaź‘slime’
Polish, derivedmodernMazowsze
EnglishtodayMasovia

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*mazati‘to smear, to anoint, to oil’reconstructed
Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*mazь‘grease’reconstructed
Polishmodernmaź‘slime’
Polish, derivedmodernMazowsze
EnglishtodayMasovia

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ-

make, mass, masa, maza, 2 more

Today it means

name A historic and geographical region of Poland, situated in the east of the country.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *mazati / Masovia

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