Where does “pomocnik” come from?

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

pomocnik (Old Polish): helper

Definitions

  1. helper

Ancestry of “pomocnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpomócto help
2Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
3Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “pomocnik

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