Where does “туго” come from?

туго (Russian) comes from Russian туго́й, from Old East Slavic тугъ, from Proto-Slavic tǫgъ, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

туго (Russian): tightly

Definitions

  1. tightly

Ancestry of “туго”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтуго́йtight, taut under high tension
2Old East Slavicтугъ—
3Proto-Slavictǫgъtight, solid, tough
4Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
5Proto-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 tǫgъ →