Where does “напря́чь” come from?

напря́чь (Russian) comes from Russian на-, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

напря́чь (Russian): to flex (a muscle)

Definitions

  1. to flex (a muscle)

Ancestry of “напря́чь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianна-onto, upon; to repletion, to satiation, to the...
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “напря́чь

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Russian на-Every word from Proto-Slavic na