Where does “dalaga” come from?

dalaga (Chavacano) comes from Hiligaynon dalaga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa.

dalaga (Chavacano): maiden; unmarried woman

Definitions

  1. maiden; unmarried woman

Ancestry of “dalaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynondalagadame
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*dadaʀa—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa →Every word from Hiligaynon dalaga →
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