Where does “смоћи” come from?

смоћи (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian мо̏ћи, from Proto-Slavic moťi, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

смоћи (Serbo-Croatian): to find, obtain; to be able

Definitions

  1. to find, obtain; to be able

Ancestry of “смоћи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianмо̏ћиto be able to
2Proto-Slavicmoťito be able
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťi →Every word from Serbo-Croatian мо̏ћи →