Where does “dalaginding” come from?

dalaginding (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano dalaga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa.

dalaginding (Cebuano): A young woman or lady; An effeminate young gay...

Definitions

  1. A young woman or lady; An effeminate young gay...

Ancestry of “dalaginding”, step by step

dalaginding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano dalaga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanodalagaa young woman who has passed puberty but is not...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*dadaʀa—

via Cebuano inday

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoindaya young girl
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa →Every word from Cebuano dalaga →