Where does “помощ” come from?

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

помощ (Bulgarian): help (action given to provide assistance)

Definitions

  1. help (action given to provide assistance)

Ancestry of “помощ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
2Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “помощ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →