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- — to be able.

беспо́мощный (Russian): helpless

Definitions

  1. helpless

Ancestry of “беспо́мощный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́мощьhelp, assistance, aid
2Old Church Slavonicпомощьhelp
3Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
4Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “беспо́мощный”

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