Where does “moučník” come from?

moučník (Czech) comes from Czech mouka, from Slovak múka, from Proto-Slavic mǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ.

moučník (Czech): cake, dessert, pastry

Definitions

  1. cake, dessert, pastry

Ancestry of “moučník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmoukaflour
2Slovakmúkaflour
3Proto-Slavicmǫkatorment, torture; flour
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*mánkāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫka →Every word from Slovak múka →