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Where does “munci” come from?

munci (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic мѫчити, from Proto-Slavic mǫčiti — to torture, to torment.

munci (Romanian): to work

Definitions

  1. to work

Ancestry of “munci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмѫчитиto torture
2Proto-Slavicmǫčitito torture, to torment

Words derived from “munci”

  • muncitor
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