Etymology Explorer › Russian

Where does “беспо́мощный” come from?

беспо́мощный (Russian) comes 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-.

беспо́мощный (Russian): helpless

Definitions

  1. helpless

Ancestry of “беспо́мощный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́мощь—
2Old Church Slavonicпомощьhelp
3Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
4Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “беспо́мощный”

  • беспомощность
  • беспомощно
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →