Where does “довгошиїй” come from?

довгошиїй (Ukrainian) comes from Bulgarian шия, from Proto-Slavic šiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

довгошиїй (Ukrainian): long-necked

Definitions

  1. long-necked

Ancestry of “довгошиїй”, step by step

довгошиїй traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian шия

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianшияneck; cervix; to sew
2Proto-Slavicšitito sew
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsjūtei—
4Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

via Ukrainian до́вгий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianдо́вгийlong, lengthy
2Proto-Slavicdь̀lgъlong
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdílˀgaslong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic šiti →