Where does “му́ка” come from?

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

му́ка (Russian): sorrow, torment

Definitions

  1. sorrow, torment

Ancestry of “му́ка”, step by step

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

Words derived from “му́ка”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫka →