Where does “му́чить” come from?
му́чить (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic mǫ̀čiti, from Proto-Slavic mǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ.
Ancestry of “му́чить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | mǫ̀čiti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mǫka | torment, torture; flour |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *mánkāˀ | — |
Words derived from “му́чить”