Where does “затяжной” come from?
затяжной (Russian) comes from Russian затяжка, from Russian затянуть, from Russian тяну́ть, from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
затяжной (Russian): lengthy, protracted
Ancestry of “затяжной”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | затяжка | puff, inhalation; drawing tight, tightening;... |
| 2 | Russian | затянуть | to tighten; to cover, to close; to procrastinate,... |
| 3 | Russian | тяну́ть | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | tęgnǫti | to pull |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tengʰ- | to pull; to be heavy, difficult |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |