Where does “мучение” come from?

мучение (Russian) comes from Russian -е́ние, from Old Church Slavonic -ньѥ, from Proto-Slavic -nьje, from Proto-Slavic -ьje — Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

мучение (Russian): torment, torture, pain, anguish

Definitions

  1. torment, torture, pain, anguish

Ancestry of “мучение”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-е́ние-tion
2Old Church Slavonic-ньѥ—
3Proto-Slavic-nьjeDeverbal, forming action nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьjeDenominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьje →Every word from Russian -е́ние →Every word from Proto-Slavic -nьje →
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