Where does “подтягиваться” come from?
подтягиваться (Russian) comes from Russian подтя́гивать, from Russian подтяну́ть, from Russian тяну́ть, from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
подтягиваться (Russian): to tighten one's belt; to pull oneself up; to...
Definitions
- to tighten one's belt; to pull oneself up; to...
Ancestry of “подтягиваться”, step by step