Where does “pomóc” come from?

pomóc (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic pomoťь, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

pomóc (Old Polish): to help

Definitions

  1. to help

Ancestry of “pomóc”, step by step

pomóc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic pomoťь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
2Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Proto-Slavic *pomoťì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*pomoťì

Words derived from “pomóc

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtisEvery word from Proto-Slavic moťь