Where does “దీర్ఘకాలము” come from?
దీర్ఘకాలము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit दीर्घ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.
దీర్ఘకాలము (Telugu): a long time
Ancestry of “దీర్ఘకాలము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | दीर्घ | long; lofty, high, tall; deep |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dr̥Hgʰás | long, lengthy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dl̥h₁gʰós | long |