Where does “помоћу” come from?

помоћу (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.

помоћу (Serbo-Croatian): with the help of

Definitions

  1. with the help of

Ancestry of “помоћу”, step by step

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