Where does “bezmocnost” come from?

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

bezmocnost (Czech): helplessness

Definitions

  1. helplessness

Ancestry of “bezmocnost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbezmocnýpowerless, helpless
2Czechmočurine
3Old Czechmočurine
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 →