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Where does “дуг” come from?

дуг (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic dь̀lgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.

дуг (Serbo-Croatian): debt

Definitions

  1. debt

Ancestry of “дуг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdь̀lgъ—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdílˀgaslong
3Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong

Words derived from “дуг”

  • дуговати
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós →