Where does “výťahový” come from?

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

výťahový (Slovak): elevator

Definitions

  1. elevator

Ancestry of “výťahový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakvýťahan elevator or lift
2Slovakvytiahnuťto pull up
3Slovaktiahnuťto pull
4Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-Every word from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti
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