Where does “dynga” come from?

dynga (Silesian) comes from Polish dęga, from Proto-Slavic dǫga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dangāˀ — cover.

dynga (Silesian): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “dynga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdęgawale
2Proto-Slavicdǫgaarc, arch; rainbow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdangāˀcover
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dangāˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic dǫgaEvery word from Polish dęga