Where does “mękál” come from?

mękál (Polish) comes from Polish męka, from Proto-Slavic mǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ.

mękál (Polish): crybaby

Definitions

  1. crybaby

Ancestry of “mękál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmękatorment
2Proto-Slavicmǫkatorment, torture; flour
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*mánkāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫka →Every word from Polish męka →