Where does “упомоћ” come from?

упомоћ (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.

упомоћ (Serbo-Croatian): help!

Definitions

  1. help!

Ancestry of “упомоћ”, step by step

упомоћ 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 у

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianуin, at; to, into; on, in, at, during
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →