Where does “dlouholetý” come from?

dlouholetý (Czech) comes from Czech dlouhý, from Old Czech dlúhý, from Proto-Slavic dь̀lgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.

dlouholetý (Czech): longtime, long-time, long-standing

Definitions

  1. longtime, long-time, long-standing

Ancestry of “dlouholetý”, step by step

dlouholetý traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech dlouhý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdlouhýlong; tall
2Old Czechdlúhýlong
3Proto-Slavicdь̀lgъlong
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdílˀgaslong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong

via Czech léto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlétosummer
2Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas →Every word from Proto-Slavic dь̀lgъ →