Where does “ragaʼ” come from?

ragaʼ (Atayal) comes from Proto-Atayalic *dagaʔ, from Proto-Austronesian daʀaq — blood.

ragaʼ (Atayal): maple

Definitions

  1. maple

Ancestry of “ragaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Atayalic*dagaʔblood vital liquid flowing in animal bodies
2Proto-Austronesiandaʀaqblood
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daʀaq →Every word from Proto-Atayalic *dagaʔ →