Where does “ilgametis” come from?

ilgametis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian ilgas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.

ilgametis (Lithuanian): longtime, long-standing, long-lived

Definitions

  1. longtime, long-standing, long-lived

Ancestry of “ilgametis”, step by step

ilgametis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian ilgas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianilgaslong
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdílˀgaslong
3Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong

via Lithuanian metas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianmetastime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas →Every word from Lithuanian ilgas →
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