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- — to be able.

pomo (Finnish): boss

Definitions

  1. boss

Ancestry of “pomo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпомо́щникassociate, assistant, deputy
2Russianпо́мощьhelp, assistance, aid
3Old Church Slavonicпомощьhelp
4Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
5Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “pomo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →