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
Ancestry of “langa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | lanka | thread, yarn |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | langô | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |