Where does “пуномоћник” come from?

пуномоћник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пу̏номо̄ћ, from Serbo-Croatian моћ, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

пуномоћник (Serbo-Croatian): plenipotentiary; proxy

Definitions

  1. plenipotentiary; proxy

Ancestry of “пуномоћник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпу̏номо̄ћpower of attorney
2Serbo-Croatianмоћpower; ability, faculty; potency, might
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 →