Where does “безпо́мощен” come from?

безпо́мощен (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian помощ, from Proto-Slavic pomoťь, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

безпо́мощен (Bulgarian): helpless unable to help; unable to act without help; feckless

Definitions

  1. helpless unable to help; unable to act without help; feckless

Ancestry of “безпо́мощен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпомощhelp (action given to provide assistance)
2Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
3Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “безпо́мощен”

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