Where does “pomojnic” come from?

pomojnic (Romanian) comes from Russian помо́щник, from Russian по́мощь, from Old Church Slavonic помощь, from Proto-Slavic pomoťь, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

pomojnic (Romanian): clerk

Definitions

  1. clerk

Ancestry of “pomojnic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпомо́щникassociate, assistant, deputy
2Russianпо́мощьhelp, assistance, aid
3Old Church Slavonicпомощьhelp
4Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
5Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-
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