Where does “pomotella” come from?

pomotella (Finnish) comes from Finnish pomottaa, 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.

Ancestry of “pomotella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpomottaato boss, 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-