Where does “cygnąc” come from?

cygnąc (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

cygnąc (Kashubian): to drag, to pull

Definitions

  1. to drag, to pull

Ancestry of “cygnąc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
2Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti →
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