Where does “męczennik” come from?

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

męczennik (Polish): martyr

Definitions

  1. martyr

Ancestry of “męczennik”, step by step

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

Words derived from “męczennik”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫka →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫ̀čiti →