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Where does “дуга” come from?

дуга (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic дуга, from Proto-Slavic dǫga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dangāˀ.

дуга (Russian): arc

Definitions

  1. arc

Ancestry of “дуга”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicдугаrainbow
2Proto-Slavicdǫgaarc, arch; rainbow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdangāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dangāˀ →