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Where does “pomo” come from?

pomo (Finnish) comes from Russian помо́щник, from Russian по́мощь, from Old Church Slavonic помощь, from Proto-Slavic pomoťь, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.

pomo (Finnish): boss

Definitions

  1. boss

Ancestry of “pomo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпомо́щник—
2Russianпо́мощь—
3Old Church Slavonicпомощьhelp
4Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
5Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “pomo”

  • rikollispomo
  • pomottaa
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