Where does “увлечение” come from?

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

увлечение (Russian): enthusiasm, animation

Definitions

  1. enthusiasm, animation

Ancestry of “увлечение”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianувле́чьto fascinate, to infatuate
2Russianвлечьto attract, to draw, to pull, to haul; to entail,...
3Old Church Slavonicвлѣщиto drag
4Proto-Slavicvelťito drag
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwelk-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic velťi →Every word from Old Church Slavonic влѣщи →