Where does “безпомощно” come from?

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

безпомощно (Bulgarian): helplessly

Definitions

  1. helplessly

Ancestry of “безпомощно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбезпо́мощенhelpless unable to help; unable to act without help; feckless
2Bulgarianпомощhelp (action given to provide assistance)
3Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
4Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →
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