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Where does “дарога” come from?

дарога (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic dorga, from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- — to tug, to stretch; to pluck.

дарога (Belarusian): road, way

Definitions

  1. road, way

Ancestry of “дарога”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdorgapath, road; way
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanderHgʰ-to tug, to stretch; to pluck
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