Where does “доға” come from?
доға (Bashkir) comes from Russian дуга́, from Old East Slavic дуга, from Proto-Slavic dǫga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dangāˀ.
доға (Bashkir): prayer
Ancestry of “доға”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | дуга́ | arc |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | дуга | rainbow |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dǫga | arc, arch; rainbow |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dangāˀ | — |