Where does “męka” come from?
męka (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic mǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ.
męka (Polish): torment
Ancestry of “męka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | mǫka | torment, torture; flour |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *mánkāˀ | — |