Where does “pomomies” come from?

pomomies (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.

pomomies (Finnish): bossman

Definitions

  1. bossman

Ancestry of “pomomies”, step by step

pomomies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pomo

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

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →