Where does “обтягивать” come from?
обтягивать (Russian) comes from Russian обтяну́ть, from Russian тяну́ть, from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
обтягивать (Russian): to cover; to fit close; to bowse taut, to bowse...
Definitions
- to cover; to fit close; to bowse taut, to bowse...
Ancestry of “обтягивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | обтяну́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | тяну́ть | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tęgnǫti | to pull |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tengʰ- | to pull; to be heavy, difficult |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |