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Source:*pomogtiProto-Slavic · “po- + *mogti 'be able'”certain

Helping is 'enabling': the verb is built on 'can'.

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Polish

pomagać
pɔˈmaɡatɕ
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In all five languages

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  • Russian
    помога́тьpomogatʹ
    pəmɐˈɡatʲinherited
  • Ukrainian
    допомага́тиdopomahaty
    dɔpɔmaˈɦatɪinherited

    With an extra prefix do-.

  • Polish
    pomagać
    pɔˈmaɡatɕinherited
  • Czech
    pomáhat
    ˈpomaːɦatinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    pomagatiпомагати
    poˈmaɡatiinherited
  • English
    to help

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