Where does “довгоногий” come from?

довгоногий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian нога, from Old East Slavic нога, from Proto-Slavic nogà, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

довгоногий (Ukrainian): long-legged

Definitions

  1. long-legged

Ancestry of “довгоногий”, step by step

довгоногий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian нога

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianногаleg
2Old East Slavicногаleg
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Ukrainian до́вгий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianдо́вгийlong, lengthy
2Proto-Slavicdь̀lgъlong
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdílˀgaslong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nogà →Every word from Old East Slavic нога →