Where does “по́мощь” come from?

по́мощь (Russian) comes 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.

по́мощь (Russian): help, assistance, aid

Definitions

  1. help, assistance, aid

Ancestry of “по́мощь”, step by step

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

Words derived from “по́мощь”

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