Where does “pomoc” come from?

pomoc (Czech) comes 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.

pomoc (Czech): help, aid, assistance; help!

Definitions

  1. help, aid, assistance; help!

Ancestry of “pomoc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechpomochelp
2Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
3Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “pomoc

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-
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