Where does “dalagita” come from?

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

dalagita (Cebuano): a young lady

Definitions

  1. a young lady

Ancestry of “dalagita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanodalagaa young woman who has passed puberty but is not...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*dadaʀa—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa →Every word from Cebuano dalaga →