Where does “denga” come from?
denga (English) comes from Spanish dengue, from Swahili dinga — sudden attack, seizure.
denga (English): An obsolete unit of currency in Russia equal to...
Definitions
- An obsolete unit of currency in Russia equal to...
Ancestry of “denga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | dengue | dengue; playacting |
| 2 | Swahili | dinga | sudden attack, seizure |