mazë
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *madź(i)ā, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ- (“to knead, stroke”). Cognate to Ancient Greek μαγίς (magís, “kneaded mass/substance”), Russian мазь (mazʹ, “salve, ointment”). Demiraj suggests a formation from mâj (“to fatten”) (standard majm).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mazë f (definite maza)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 258