Where does “затяжка” come from?

затяжка (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.

затяжка (Russian): puff, inhalation; drawing tight, tightening;...

Definitions

  1. puff, inhalation; drawing tight, tightening;...

Ancestry of “затяжка”, 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 “затяжка”

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