Where does “потягушки” come from?

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

потягушки (Russian): stretching

Definitions

  1. stretching

Ancestry of “потягушки”, step by step

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