Where does “męczyć” come from?

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

męczyć (Polish): to torment, to torture; to nag, to niggle; to...

Definitions

  1. to torment, to torture; to nag, to niggle; to...

Ancestry of “męczyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmǫ̀čiti—
2Proto-Slavicmǫkatorment, torture; flour
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*mánkāˀ—

Words derived from “męczyć”

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