Where does “затягиваться” come from?

затягиваться (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.

затягиваться (Russian): to be tightened, to jam

Definitions

  1. to be tightened, to jam

Ancestry of “затягиваться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзатя́гиватьto tighten
2Russianзатянутьto tighten; to cover, to close; to procrastinate,...
3Russianтяну́тьto pull, to draw, to haul, to drag
4Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti →
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