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Where does “долговязый” come from?

долговязый (Russian) comes from Russian до́лгий, from Proto-Slavic dь̀lgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.

долговязый (Russian): lanky, gangling

Definitions

  1. lanky, gangling

Ancestry of “долговязый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдо́лгийlong
2Proto-Slavicdь̀lgъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdílˀgaslong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós →