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Where does “tiahnuť” come from?

tiahnuť (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “tiahnuť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
2Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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