Where does “беспомощно” come from?

беспомощно (Russian) comes from Russian беспо́мощный, 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.

беспомощно (Russian): blankly; short neuter singular of беспо́мощный

Definitions

  1. blankly; short neuter singular of беспо́мощный

Ancestry of “беспомощно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбеспо́мощныйhelpless
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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →