Where does “Ilga” come from?
Ilga (Latvian) comes from Latvian ilgas, from Latvian ilgs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.
Ancestry of “Ilga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | ilgas | genitive singular feminine form of ilgs;... |
| 2 | Latvian | ilgs | long; long, long time |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dílˀgas | long |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dl̥h₁gʰós | long |