Where does “dalagita” come from?
dalagita (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano dalaga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa.
dalagita (Cebuano): a young lady
Ancestry of “dalagita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | dalaga | a young woman who has passed puberty but is not... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *dadaʀa | — |