Where does “посильний” come from?

посильний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian По, from Italian Po, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

посильний (Ukrainian): within one's power, within one's capacity, corresponding to one's strength

Definitions

  1. within one's power, within one's capacity, corresponding to one's strength

Ancestry of “посильний”, step by step

посильний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian По

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianПоPetro Poroshenko
2ItalianPo—
3LatinPadusthe River Po
4LeponticBodincus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Ukrainian сила

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianсилаforce; strength
2Proto-Slavicsilastrength, force
3Proto-Balto-Slavicséiˀlāˀstrength, force; soul
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂i-l-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →