Where does “утонча́ть” come from?

утонча́ть (Russian) comes from Russian утончи́ть, from Russian то́нкий, from Old East Slavic тънъкъ, from Proto-Slavic tьnъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

утонча́ть (Russian): to make (more) subtle

Definitions

  1. to make (more) subtle

Ancestry of “утонча́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianутончи́тьto make (more) subtle
2Russianто́нкийthin
3Old East Slavicтънъкъ—
4Proto-Slavictьnъkъthin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
6Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “утонча́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →