Where does “równociągły” come from?
równociągły (Polish) comes from Polish ciągły, from Polish ciągnąć, from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
równociągły (Polish): equicontinuous
Ancestry of “równociągły”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | ciągły | persistent, repeated; continuous, unbroken;... |
| 2 | Polish | ciągnąć | to pull; to drag, to draw, to haul; to give a... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tęgnǫti | to pull |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tengʰ- | to pull; to be heavy, difficult |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |