Where does “pomoilla” come from?

pomoilla (Finnish) comes from Finnish pomo, 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.

pomoilla (Finnish): to boss around

Definitions

  1. to boss around

Ancestry of “pomoilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpomoboss
2Russianпомо́щникassociate, assistant, deputy
3Russianпо́мощьhelp, assistance, aid
4Old Church Slavonicпомощьhelp
5Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
6Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “pomoilla”

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