Where does “тягостный” come from?

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

тягостный (Russian): burdensome, onerous; painful, distressing

Definitions

  1. burdensome, onerous; painful, distressing

Ancestry of “тягостный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтя́гостьburden
2Russianтяну́тьto pull, to draw, to haul, to drag
3Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
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 tęgnǫti →