Where does “должностной” come from?

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

должностной (Russian): office, duty, position job

Definitions

  1. office, duty, position job

Ancestry of “должностной”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдолжностьoffice, post, appointment, position
2Russianдо́лжныйdue; required
3Proto-Slavic*dъlžьnъobliged
4Proto-Slavicdъlgъdebt
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰlegʰ-to owe, be indebted to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰlegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъlgъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *dъlžьnъ →