Where does “невмоготу” come from?

невмоготу (Russian) comes from Russian в, from Old East Slavic въ, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “невмоготу”, step by step

невмоготу traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian в

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвin, at, on; to, into; at, in, on
2Old East Slavicвъinside
3Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Russian не

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнеnot, no, -n't, without; Idiomatic negative usage;...
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannot; no

via Russian мочь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмочьcan, be able to; may; power, might
2Proto-Slavicmoťito be able
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n)
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