Where does “оттягивать” come from?

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

оттягивать (Russian): to draw off, to draw back, to pull aside

Definitions

  1. to draw off, to draw back, to pull aside

Ancestry of “оттягивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоттянутьto draw off, to draw back, to pull aside
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti →