Where does “затя́гивать” come from?

затя́гивать (Russian) comes from Russian затянуть, from Russian тяну́ть, from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

затя́гивать (Russian): to tighten

Definitions

  1. to tighten

Ancestry of “затя́гивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзатянутьto tighten; to cover, to close; to procrastinate,...
2Russianтяну́тьto pull, to draw, to haul, to drag
3Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “затя́гивать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti →