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Where does “protáhnout” come from?

protáhnout (Czech) comes from Czech táhnout, from Old Czech táhnúti, from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

protáhnout (Czech): to get through; to stretch; to extend

Definitions

  1. to get through; to stretch; to extend

Ancestry of “protáhnout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtáhnoutto pull
2Old Czechtáhnúti—
3Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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