Where does “dalaga” come from?

dalaga (Spanish) comes from Tagalog dalaga, from Sanskrit दार, from Sanskrit दर, from Proto-Indo-Aryan d(ʰ)wā́r, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́r, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

dalaga (Spanish): a young woman who has passed puberty but is not yet married; an eligible young woman

Definitions

  1. a young woman who has passed puberty but is not yet married; an eligible young woman

Ancestry of “dalaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdalagaa young woman who has passed puberty but is not...
2Sanskritदारwife; rent, cleft, hole; tearing up, rending
3Sanskritदरfear; cleaving, split
4Proto-Indo-Aryand(ʰ)wā́r
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwā́r
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓrEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́r