Where does “долгожданный” come from?

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

долгожданный (Russian): long-awaited

Definitions

  1. long-awaited

Ancestry of “долгожданный”, step by step

долгожданный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian до́лгий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдо́лгийlong
2Proto-Slavicdь̀lgъlong
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdílˀgaslong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong

via Russian ждать

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianждатьto wait, to wait for; to expect, to await
2Proto-Slavicžьdatito wait, to await
3Proto-Balto-Slavicg(e)id-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéydʰ-to yearn for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas →Every word from Proto-Slavic dь̀lgъ →