Where does “pomůcka” come from?

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

pomůcka (Czech): aid something that helps

Definitions

  1. aid something that helps

Ancestry of “pomůcka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpomochelp, aid, assistance; help!
2Old Czechpomochelp
3Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
4Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →