Where does “дъга” come from?

дъга (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic dǫga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dangāˀ — cover.

дъга (Bulgarian): stave (e.g. of a barrel), clapboard, offset

Definitions

  1. stave (e.g. of a barrel), clapboard, offset

Ancestry of “дъга”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdǫgaarc, arch; rainbow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdangāˀcover
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dangāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dǫga →