Where does “*dara” come from?
*dara (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀa — maiden; virgin.
*dara (Proto-Malayic): virgin
Definitions
- virgin
Ancestry of “*dara”, step by step
*dara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *daʀa | maiden; virgin |
via Proto-Austronesian *daʀa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Austronesian | *daʀa | — |