Where does “mokita” come from?

mokita (Veps) comes from Russian му́ка, from Proto-Slavic mǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ.

mokita (Veps): to torment, to abuse; to torture; to depress

Definitions

  1. to torment, to abuse; to torture; to depress

Ancestry of “mokita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianму́каsorrow, torment
2Proto-Slavicmǫkatorment, torture; flour
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*mánkāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫka →Every word from Russian му́ка →