Where does “долгота” come from?
долгота (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic дългота, from Proto-Slavic dьlgota, from Proto-Slavic dьlgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.
долгота (Russian): longitude; length
Ancestry of “долгота”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | дългота | longitude, duration; length |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dьlgota | length |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dьlgъ | long |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dílˀgas | long |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dl̥h₁gʰós | long |