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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | подтя́гивать | to pull to, to pull up to, to haul up to |
| 2 | Russian | подтяну́ть | to pull to, to pull up to, to haul up to |
| 3 | Russian | тяну́ть | to pull, to draw, to haul, to drag |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | tęgnǫti | to pull |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tengʰ- | to pull; to be heavy, difficult |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |