Where does “przewlekły” come from?

przewlekły (Polish) comes from Polish przewlec, from Polish wlec, from Proto-Slavic velťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk-.

przewlekły (Polish): protracted, lengthy, drawn-out, long-drawn-out

Definitions

  1. protracted, lengthy, drawn-out, long-drawn-out

Ancestry of “przewlekły”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprzewlecto pass through, to reeve
2Polishwlecto drag, to haul; to drag on, to wear on, to...
3Proto-Slavicvelťito drag
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwelk-—

Words derived from “przewlekły”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic velťi →Every word from Polish wlec →