Where does “тужиться” come from?

тужиться (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *tǫžiti — to tense, to strain.

тужиться (Russian): to push; to strain

Definitions

  1. to push; to strain

Ancestry of “тужиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*tǫžitito tense, to strain
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