Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *mVs(k)V ( ~ -ʒ-)

Meaning: wash

Borean: Borean

Indo-European: *mezg-

Uralic: *muśke (*mośke)

Dravidian: ?Bra. mashing "to wash the head" (DEDR 4634)

References: МССНЯ 349; ND 1361 *muć̣V(-kV) 'immerse, wash'.

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *mezg-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: to drown, to sink into the water

Old Indian: májjati `to sink, go down', ptc. magná-, fut. maṅkṣyati; maṅktar- `one who dives'

Slavic: ? *mozgā (> Sloven mǫ̂zga 'Pfütze', Rus dial. мозга 'Blut')

Baltic: *mazg-ā̂- vb.

Latin: mergō, -ere, mersī, mersum `tauchen, eintauchen, versenken; verbergen', intens. mertāre `погружать, окунать'

Russ. meaning: погружать

References: WP II 300 f

Vasmer's dictionary :

Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *mazg-ā̂- vb.

Meaning: wash

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: mazgṓti 'waschen'

Lettish: mazgât (-ãju) `waschen'

Pokorny's dictionary :

Number: 1316

Root: mezg-1

English meaning: to plunge

German meaning: `untertauchen'

Material: Ai. májjati `taucht unter, sinkt unter' (Part. Perf. Pass. magná- aus *mazgná-), Kaus. majjayati `versenkt'; lat. mergō, -ere `tauche ein, versenke, verberge', davon mergus m. `Taucher (Wasservogel); Rebsenker': balt. Iterativ *mazgāiō `tauche mehrfach ein, wasche' in lit. mazgóti, lett. mazgât `waschen'. Vgl. estn. mõskma, mordw. muśkǝms, samojed. masu ungar. mosni `waschen', usw.; unsicher, ob hierher gr. μίσγω `mische' aus *mi-mzgō; anders oben S. 714.

References: WP. II 100 f., WH. II 76 f., Trautmann 173, H. Güntert Kalypso 51.

Pages: 745-746

PIE database: PIE database

Uralic etymology :

Number: 575

Proto: *muśke (*mośke)

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: to wash

German meaning: waschen

Estonian: mõske- 'waschen', mõsk (gen. mõsu) 'Wäsche'

Mordovian: muśke- (E), muśko- (M) '(Wäsche) waschen'

Mari (Cheremis): mǝ̑ška- (KB), muška- (U B) 'waschen'

Udmurt (Votyak): mi̮śk-, miśk- (S), mǝ̑śk- (K), miśkị̑- (G) 'waschen'

Komi (Zyrian): mi̮śki̮- (Lu.), miśka^.l- (PO) 'waschen', miśśi- 'sich waschen'

Hungarian: mos- 'waschen', mos(ako)d- 'sich waschen'

Nenets (Yurak): māsā- (O) 'waschen; salben'

Enets (Yen): musua- 'waschen'

Selkup: muselǯa- (B), mysa- (Ke.) 'waschen, abwischen', mūse̮lča- (Ty.) 'waschen', mūsi̮lti̮- (Tur.) 'id., sich waschen'

Kamass: baza-, buzǝ- 'waschen'

Janhunen's version: (62) *mos'ki6-

Sammalahti's version: *mos'ki6-

Addenda: Koib. бызла; Mot. мазиямъ

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : MVCKV

Meaning : wash

Eurasiatic : *mVś(k)V ( ~ -ʒ́-)

Afroasiatic : *mawac̣-/*mayac̣-

Reference : ND 1361.

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *mawac̣-/*mayac̣-

Meaning: wash

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *mVwVṣ- 'wash'

Central Chadic: *maS- 'wash body' 1, 'wash' 2

Low East Cushitic: *mVyVc̣- 'wash'

High East Cushitic: *mVyVc̣- 'wash'

Omotic: *mayac̣- 'wash'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1158

Proto-Semitic: *mVwVṣ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'wash'

Arabic: mwṣ [-u-]

Notes: Cf. Arab mṣmṣ 'rinse'.

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *maS-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'wash body' 1, 'wash' 2

Musgu: mạs 1 [CLR: 339]

Masa: musu-mo 2 [Kr N 434], mus twa 1 [CLR]

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *mVyVc̣-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'wash'

Somali: mayḍ-

Oromo (Galla): miic̣-

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *mVyVc̣-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'wash'

Sidamo: mac̣o

Alaba: mec̣{i-

Qabenna: mec̣{i-

Kambatta: mec̣{eʔ

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *mayac̣-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'wash'

Ometo: meč̣-

Kafa (Kaficho): maač-

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