Where does “мучительно” come from?
мучительно (Russian) comes from Russian мучи́тельный, from Russian му́чить, from Proto-Slavic mǫ̀čiti, from Proto-Slavic mǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ.
мучительно (Russian): grievously, painfully in a grievous manner
Definitions
- grievously, painfully in a grievous manner
Ancestry of “мучительно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мучи́тельный | grievous, painful causing grief, pain or sorrow |
| 2 | Russian | му́чить | to torment, to anguish cause to suffer pain |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mǫ̀čiti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | mǫka | torment, torture; flour |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *mánkāˀ | — |