Where does “dagang-bahay” come from?
dagang-bahay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog daga, from Spanish daga — dagger.
dagang-bahay (Tagalog): black rat; house rat
Definitions
- black rat; house rat
Ancestry of “dagang-bahay”, step by step
dagang-bahay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog báhay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | báhay | house, home |