What is the origin of the Hungarian/Romanian word “munka”/”muncă” meaning work?
Both words (actually the same word, but in two different languages) originate from the (Proto)Slavic “muka” or “mǫka” which funnily enough means “torture”.
It seems both the Hungarian’s and the Romanian’s forefathers knew a thing or two about how to approach work ;-P.
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