Where does “daga” come from?

daga (Aklanon) comes from Tagalog daga, from Spanish daga — dagger.

daga (Aklanon): animal sacrifice for good luck

Definitions

  1. animal sacrifice for good luck

Ancestry of “daga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdagarat; mouse
2Spanishdagadagger
Every word from Spanish daga →Every word from Tagalog daga →
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