Where does “до́лжный” come from?

до́лжный (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *dъlžьnъ, from Proto-Slavic dъlgъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰlegʰ- — to owe, be indebted to.

до́лжный (Russian): due; required

Definitions

  1. due; required

Ancestry of “до́лжный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*dъlžьnъobliged
2Proto-Slavicdъlgъdebt
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰlegʰ-to owe, be indebted to

Words derived from “до́лжный”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰlegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъlgъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *dъlžьnъ →