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

Definitions

  1. long; tall; weighty

Ancestry of “دیرگھ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदीर्घlong; lofty, high, tall; deep
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandr̥Hgʰáslong, lengthy
3Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥Hgʰás →Every word from Sanskrit दीर्घ →
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