Where does “দীঘ” come from?

দীঘ (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit दीर्घ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.

দীঘ (Assamese): length

Definitions

  1. length

Ancestry of “দীঘ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदीर्घlong; lofty, high, tall; deep
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandr̥Hgʰáslong, lengthy
3Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥Hgʰás →Every word from Sanskrit दीर्घ →