Where does “daga” come from?

daga (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin daca, from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι — Dai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus.

daga (Italian): dagger; A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but...

Definitions

  1. dagger; A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but...

Ancestry of “daga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatindacaDacian knife; Dacian
2LatinDaciaDenmark; Dacia; greater Romania
3Ancient GreekΔάοιDai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus

Words derived from “daga

Every word from Ancient Greek Δάοι
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