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Where does “увлечь” come from?

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

Ancestry of “увлечь”, 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 “увлечь”

  • увлечься
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