Where does “оттяжка” come from?

оттяжка (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.

оттяжка (Russian): delay, procrastination

Definitions

  1. delay, procrastination

Ancestry of “оттяжка”, 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 →