Where does “pomocnica” come from?

pomocnica (Polish) comes from Old Polish pomocnica, 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.

Ancestry of “pomocnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpomocnica—
2Old Polishpomócto help
3Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
4Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →