Where does “dalaga” come from?

dalaga (English) comes from Tagalog dalaga, from Sanskrit दार, from Sanskrit दर, from Proto-Indo-Aryan d(ʰ)wā́r, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́r, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

dalaga (English): A young woman who has passed puberty but is not...

Definitions

  1. A young woman who has passed puberty but is not...

Ancestry of “dalaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdalagaa young woman who has passed puberty but is not...
2Sanskritदारwife; rent, cleft, hole; tearing up, rending
3Sanskritदरfear; cleaving, split
4Proto-Indo-Aryand(ʰ)wā́r—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwā́r—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́r →