Where does “pomottaa” come from?

pomottaa (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.

pomottaa (Finnish): to boss, boss around

Definitions

  1. to boss, boss around

Ancestry of “pomottaa”, 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 “pomottaa”

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