Where does “bezmoc” come from?

bezmoc (Czech) comes from Czech moč, from Old Czech moč, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

bezmoc (Czech): helplessness, powerlessness

Definitions

  1. helplessness, powerlessness

Ancestry of “bezmoc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmočurine
2Old Czechmočurine
3Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
5Proto-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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