The story
Compare typologically Russian мыта́рство (mytárstvo) (< мы́тарь (mýtarʹ, “publican (tax collector)”)).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
taxing
Today it means: With respect to an experience: exhausting; draining. Full definition →
Today it means: With respect to an experience: exhausting; draining. Full definition →
Compare typologically Russian мыта́рство (mytárstvo) (< мы́тарь (mýtarʹ, “publican (tax collector)”)).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.