Where does “helpunku” come from?

helpunku (Polish) comes from English help, from Middle English help, from Old English help, from Proto-West Germanic helpu, from Proto-Germanic helpō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

helpunku (Polish): help!, help me!

Definitions

  1. help!, help me!

Ancestry of “helpunku”, step by step

helpunku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English help

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhelpAction given to provide assistance; aid;...
2Middle Englishhelp—
3Old Englishhelphelp
4Proto-West Germanichelpu—
5Proto-Germanichelpōhelp, aid, assistance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Polish ratunku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishratunkuhelp!, help me!
2Polishratunekrescue; salvation; help, succour
3Middle High Germanrettunge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpu →
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