The story
- Romani · derived frommasha“a fascinator, an enticer”
- English todaymash note
First recorded 1880, and originally mash letter, from mash, masher, likely from Romani masha (“a fascinator, an enticer”), mashdva (“fascination, enticement”), + note. See mash for details.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.