Where does “muka” come from?
muka (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic mǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ.
muka (Slovak): flour
Ancestry of “muka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | mǫka | torment, torture; flour |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *mánkāˀ | — |