Where does “mōnka” come from?

mōnka (Silesian) comes from Proto-Slavic mǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ.

mōnka (Silesian): flour

Definitions

  1. flour

Ancestry of “mōnka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmǫkatorment, torture; flour
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*mánkāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫka →
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