Where does “pomoťь” come from?

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

pomoťь (Proto-Slavic): help

Definitions

  1. help

Ancestry of “pomoťь”, step by step

pomoťь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic moťь

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

via Proto-Slavic po-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpo-after

Words derived from “pomoťь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →