Where does “męczący” come from?

męczący (Polish) comes from Polish męczyć, from Proto-Slavic mǫ̀čiti, from Proto-Slavic mǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ.

męczący (Polish): arduous, tiresome, tiring, weary

Definitions

  1. arduous, tiresome, tiring, weary

Ancestry of “męczący”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmęczyćto torment, to torture; to nag, to niggle; to...
2Proto-Slavicmǫ̀čiti—
3Proto-Slavicmǫkatorment, torture; flour
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*mánkāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫka →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫ̀čiti →