Where does “беспомоћно” come from?

беспомоћно (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian бе̏спомоћан, 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.

беспомоћно (Serbo-Croatian): helplessly

Definitions

  1. helplessly

Ancestry of “беспомоћно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбе̏спомоћанhelpless
2Serbo-Croatianпо̏мо̄ћhelp
3Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
4Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →