Where does “развлечение” come from?
развлечение (Russian) comes from Russian развле́чь, from Russian влечь, from Old Church Slavonic влѣщи, from Proto-Slavic velťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk-.
развлечение (Russian): entertainment, amusement; recreation, pastime
Definitions
- entertainment, amusement; recreation, pastime
Ancestry of “развлечение”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | развле́чь | — |
| 2 | Russian | влечь | to attract, to draw, to pull, to haul; to entail,... |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | влѣщи | to drag |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | velťi | to drag |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | welk- | — |