Where does “langa” come from?

langa (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic lanka, from Proto-Germanic langô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

langa (Livonian): yarn

Definitions

  1. yarn

Ancestry of “langa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclankathread, yarn
2Proto-Germaniclangô—
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langô →