довгъ

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From early до́лгъ, inherited from Old East Slavic дъ́лгъ (dŭ́lgŭ), from Proto-Slavic *dъlgъ, borrowed from Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐍃 (dulgs), from Proto-Germanic *dulgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰl̥gʰ-os, from *dʰelgʰ-. Cognate with Russian долг (dolg).

Noun

довгъ (transliteration needed) m inan

  1. debt
  2. duty

Descendants

  • Belarusian: доўг (doŭh)
  • Rusyn: довг (dovh)
  • Ukrainian: довг (dovh) (dialectal)

Further reading

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