Where does “dugovati” come from?
dugovati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian dȗg, from Proto-Slavic dь̀lgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.
dugovati (Serbo-Croatian): to owe
Ancestry of “dugovati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | dȗg | debt |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dь̀lgъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dílˀgas | long |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dl̥h₁gʰós | long |