Where does “обтяну́ть” come from?

обтяну́ть (Russian) comes from Russian тяну́ть, from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

обтяну́ть (Russian): to cover (furniture)

Definitions

  1. to cover (furniture)

Ancestry of “обтяну́ть”, step by step

обтяну́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian тяну́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтяну́тьto pull, to draw, to haul, to drag
2Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters

Words derived from “обтяну́ть”

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