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- — to be able.

помо́щник (Russian): associate, assistant, deputy

Definitions

  1. associate, assistant, deputy

Ancestry of “помо́щник”, 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 “помо́щник”

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