Where does “pōmōc” come from?

pōmōc (Silesian) comes from Old Polish pomóc, from Proto-Slavic pomoťь, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

pōmōc (Silesian): to help

Definitions

  1. to help

Ancestry of “pōmōc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpomócto help
2Proto-Slavicpomoťьhelp
3Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-
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