Where does “دیرگھ” come from?
دیرگھ (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit दीर्घ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.
دیرگھ (Urdu): long; tall; weighty
Ancestry of “دیرگھ”, 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 |