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Where does “влечь” come from?

влечь (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic влѣщи, from Proto-Slavic velťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk-.

влечь (Russian): to attract, to draw, to pull, to haul; to entail,...

Definitions

  1. to attract, to draw, to pull, to haul; to entail,...

Ancestry of “влечь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвлѣщиto drag
2Proto-Slavicvelťito drag
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwelk-—

Words derived from “влечь”

  • увлечь
  • вовлечь
  • увлекать
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