Where does “туго́й” come from?

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

туго́й (Russian): tight, taut under high tension

Definitions

  1. tight, taut under high tension

Ancestry of “туго́й”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтугъ—
2Proto-Slavictǫgъtight, solid, tough
3Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “туго́й”

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