Where does “мучительница” come from?

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

мучительница (Russian): tormentress

Definitions

  1. tormentress

Ancestry of “мучительница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмучи́тельtormentor; torturer
2Russianму́читьto torment, to anguish cause to suffer pain
3Proto-Slavicmǫ̀čiti—
4Proto-Slavicmǫkatorment, torture; flour
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*mánkāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫka →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫ̀čiti →