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- — to be able.

бе̏спомоћан (Serbo-Croatian): helpless

Definitions

  1. helpless

Ancestry of “бе̏спомоћан”, step by step

бе̏спомоћан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian по̏мо̄ћ

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

via Serbo-Croatian без

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбезwithout, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;...
2Proto-Slavicbezwithout
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs—

Words derived from “бе̏спомоћан”

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