Where does “довг” come from?

довг (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic dъlgъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰlegʰ- — to owe, be indebted to.

довг (Ukrainian): debt

Definitions

  1. debt

Ancestry of “довг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdъlgъdebt
2Proto-Indo-European*dʰlegʰ-to owe, be indebted to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰlegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъlgъ →