Talk:длина

Is it cognate with ? --Fsojic (talk) 17:40, 18 November 2012 (UTC)


 * длина is a noun, is an adjective. —Stephen (Talk) 18:49, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Sure, but do they come from the same root ? --Fsojic (talk) 22:45, 18 November 2012 (UTC)


 * They seem to be genetically related if you go all the way back to Proto-Indo-European.
 * длина is from длить, akin to Common Slavonic *dьlgъ (long), but the original PIE etymon of длить is not known.
 * is akin to Common Slavonic *dьlgъ (long), Greek δολιχός, Latin indulgeo, and Latin longus, English long, from 🇨🇬. —Stephen (Talk) 23:17, 18 November 2012 (UTC)