Where does “увле́чь” come from?

увле́чь (Russian) comes from Russian влечь, from Old Church Slavonic влѣщи, from Proto-Slavic velťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk-.

увле́чь (Russian): to fascinate, to infatuate

Definitions

  1. to fascinate, to infatuate

Ancestry of “увле́чь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвлечьto attract, to draw, to pull, to haul; to entail,...
2Old Church Slavonicвлѣщиto drag
3Proto-Slavicvelťito drag
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwelk-—

Words derived from “увле́чь”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic velťi →Every word from Old Church Slavonic влѣщи →