Where does “dužina” come from?

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

dužina (Serbo-Croatian): line segment; length; duration

Definitions

  1. line segment; length; duration

Ancestry of “dužina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandȗgdebt
2Proto-Slavicdь̀lgъlong
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdílˀgaslong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas →Every word from Proto-Slavic dь̀lgъ →