Where does “тя́гость” come from?

тя́гость (Russian) comes from Russian тяну́ть, from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

тя́гость (Russian): burden

Definitions

  1. burden

Ancestry of “тя́гость”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтяну́тьto pull, to draw, to haul, to drag
2Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “тя́гость”

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