Where does “dugość” come from?

dugość (Silesian) comes from Polish długość, from Old Polish długi, from Proto-Slavic dь̀lgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.

dugość (Silesian): length

Definitions

  1. length

Ancestry of “dugość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdługośćlength; duration
2Old Polishdługilong
3Proto-Slavicdь̀lgъlong
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdílˀgaslong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas →Every word from Proto-Slavic dь̀lgъ →