Where does “munkáján” come from?

munkáján (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian munka, from Proto-Slavic mǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ.

Ancestry of “munkáján”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmunkawork, job; work
2Proto-Slavicmǫkatorment, torture; flour
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*mánkāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫka →Every word from Hungarian munka →
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