Where does “маломощь” come from?

маломощь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic мощь, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

маломощь (Old Church Slavonic): crippled

Definitions

  1. crippled

Ancestry of “маломощь”, step by step

маломощь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic мощь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмощьability; power
2Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Old Church Slavonic малъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмалъsmall
2Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →