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Where does “затягивание” come from?

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

затягивание (Russian): tightening; delaying, protraction

Definitions

  1. tightening; delaying, protraction

Ancestry of “затягивание”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзатя́гивать—
2Russianзатянутьto tighten; to cover, to close; to procrastinate,...
3Russianтяну́ть—
4Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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