Where does “помощьникъ” come from?

помощьникъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes 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.

помощьникъ (Old Church Slavonic): helper, assistant

Definitions

  1. helper, assistant

Ancestry of “помощьникъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпомощьhelp
2Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
3Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
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