Where does “दीर्घ” come from?

दीर्घ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.

दीर्घ (Sanskrit): long; lofty, high, tall; deep

Definitions

  1. long; lofty, high, tall; deep

Ancestry of “दीर्घ”, step by step

दीर्घ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥Hgʰás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniandr̥Hgʰáslong, lengthy
2Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong

via Proto-Indo-Iranian drHgʰa-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniandrHgʰa-—

Words derived from “दीर्घ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥Hgʰás →