Where does “daga” come from?
daga (Ilocano) comes from Spanish daga — dagger.
daga (Ilocano): land; soil; earth; dagger
Definitions
- land; soil; earth; dagger
Ancestry of “daga”, step by step
daga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish daga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | daga | dagger |
via Proto-Austronesian daʀəq
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Austronesian | daʀəq | — |