Where does “pomoilu” come from?

pomoilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pomoilla, 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 — to be able.

pomoilu (Finnish): bossing around, acting bossy

Definitions

  1. bossing around, acting bossy

Ancestry of “pomoilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpomoillato boss around
2Finnishpomoboss
3Russianпомо́щникassociate, assistant, deputy
4Russianпо́мощьhelp, assistance, aid
5Old Church Slavonicпомощьhelp
6Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
7Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →