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Where does “ilgi” come from?

ilgi (Latvian) comes from Latvian ilgs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.

ilgi (Latvian): long; nominative plural masculine form of ilgs

Definitions

  1. long; nominative plural masculine form of ilgs

Ancestry of “ilgi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianilgslong; long, long time
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdílˀgaslong
3Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong
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