to deceive March 1 realization
NEW Realization 1
type Derivation
language Croatian
lexeme 1 laž
lexeme 2 òžujak
meaning 1 lie, untruth
direction
meaning 2 March
reference HJP
comment

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъžujьkъ, a derivative of *lъžь 'lie'. The month name would thus mean "deceitful, deceptive month". First attested in the 18th century

Matasović, Ranko, editor, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika, volume II: O – Ž, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 96