Where does “výťah” come from?

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

výťah (Slovak): an elevator or lift

Definitions

  1. an elevator or lift

Ancestry of “výťah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakvytiahnuťto pull up
2Slovaktiahnuťto pull
3Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “výťah”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti →