Where does “му́чить” come from?

му́чить (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic mǫ̀čiti, from Proto-Slavic mǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ.

му́чить (Russian): to torment, to anguish cause to suffer pain

Definitions

  1. to torment, to anguish cause to suffer pain

Ancestry of “му́чить”, step by step

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

Words derived from “му́чить

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic mǫkaEvery word from Proto-Slavic mǫ̀čiti