Where does “puoluepomo” come from?

puoluepomo (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.

puoluepomo (Finnish): party boss, party leader of a political party

Definitions

  1. party boss, party leader of a political party

Ancestry of “puoluepomo”, step by step

puoluepomo 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 puolue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolueparty, political party
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf
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