Where does “dara” come from?

dara (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic *dara, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀa — maiden; virgin.

dara (Iban): maiden, virgin

Definitions

  1. maiden, virgin

Ancestry of “dara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*daravirgin
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*daʀamaiden; virgin
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀa →Every word from Proto-Malayic *dara →