Where does “mâșnic” come from?

mâșnic (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian мъчник, from Proto-Slavic mǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ.

mâșnic (Romanian): flour bin, crate box in which flour is collected during milling

Definitions

  1. flour bin, crate box in which flour is collected during milling

Ancestry of “mâșnic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianмъчникflour bin, crate box in which flour is collected during milling
2Proto-Slavicmǫkatorment, torture; flour
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*mánkāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫka →Every word from Bulgarian мъчник →