Where does “punomoć” come from?

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

punomoć (Serbo-Croatian): power of attorney

Definitions

  1. power of attorney

Ancestry of “punomoć”, step by step

punomoć traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian moć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmoćpower; ability, faculty; potency, might
2Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Serbo-Croatian puno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpunomuch, a lot, lots; many, a lot, lots; neuter...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →