Pikk Jalg (0)

Lit. Long leg/foot. First recorded as longus mons (long hill, 1342), then langer bergh (also long hill, 1372), etc., this is perhaps the clearest indication of what a jalg is topographically. Since Estonian doesn’t specifically differentiate ‘leg’ from ‘foot’ (see, e.g., Sõnajala), what’s referred to here is the ‘foot’ of a ‘mountain’, and hence the slope that led up to the linnus or citadel at the top of the hill. As with Lühike Jalg, ‘Long Rise’ might be a better translation in expressing its functional quality.