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Where does “бе̏спомоћан” come from?

бе̏спомоћан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по̏мо̄ћ, from Proto-Slavic pomoťь, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.

Ancestry of “бе̏спомоћан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпо̏мо̄ћhelp
2Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
3Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “бе̏спомоћан”

  • беспомоћност
  • беспомоћно
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