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Where does “тяга” come from?

тяга (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тяга, from Proto-Slavic tęgъ — traction.

тяга (Russian): draft/draught, pull, draw; traction, pulling,...

Definitions

  1. draft/draught, pull, draw; traction, pulling,...

Ancestry of “тяга”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтяга—
2Proto-Slavictęgъtraction
Every word from Proto-Slavic tęgъ →