Where does “мученик” come from?

мученик (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian му́чити, from Proto-Slavic mǫ̀čiti, from Proto-Slavic mǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ.

мученик (Ukrainian): martyr

Definitions

  1. martyr

Ancestry of “мученик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianму́читиto torture, to torment, to rack, to excruciate inflict severe physical pain or mental suffering on
2Proto-Slavicmǫ̀čiti—
3Proto-Slavicmǫkatorment, torture; flour
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*mánkāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫka →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫ̀čiti →