Where does “pomôcť” come from?

pomôcť (Slovak) comes from Slovak môcť, from Proto-Slavic moťi, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

pomôcť (Slovak): to help

Definitions

  1. to help

Ancestry of “pomôcť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmôcťcan, be able to; may, be allowed 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 Slovak môcť →