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Where does “помо́щник” come from?

помо́щник (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-.

Ancestry of “помо́щник”, step by step

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

Words derived from “помо́щник”

  • rikollispomo
  • pomo
  • pomottaa
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