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Where does “дълг” come from?

дълг (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic dъlgъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰlegʰ-.

дълг (Bulgarian): debt; duty, obligation

Definitions

  1. debt; duty, obligation

Ancestry of “дълг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdъlgъdebt
2Proto-Indo-European*dʰlegʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰlegʰ- →