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

  1. entertainment, amusement; recreation, pastime

Ancestry of “развлечение”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianразвле́чьto entertain, to amuse
2Russianвлечьto attract, to draw, to pull, to haul; to entail,...
3Old Church Slavonicвлѣщиto drag
4Proto-Slavicvelťito drag
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwelk-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic velťi →Every word from Old Church Slavonic влѣщи →