Where does “мучи́тельный” come from?

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

мучи́тельный (Russian): grievous, painful causing grief, pain or sorrow

Definitions

  1. grievous, painful causing grief, pain or sorrow

Ancestry of “мучи́тельный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianму́читьto torment, to anguish cause to suffer pain
2Proto-Slavicmǫ̀čiti—
3Proto-Slavicmǫkatorment, torture; flour
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*mánkāˀ—

Words derived from “мучи́тельный”

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