Where does “dalaginding” come from?
dalaginding (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog dalaginday, 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.
dalaginding (Tagalog): An effeminate young man
Definitions
- An effeminate young man
Ancestry of “dalaginding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | dalaginday | very young girl; very young maiden |
| 2 | Tagalog | dalaga | a young woman who has passed puberty but is not... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | दार | wife; rent, cleft, hole; tearing up, rending |
| 4 | Sanskrit | दर | fear; cleaving, split |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | d(ʰ)wā́r | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰwā́r | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwṓr | door |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwer- | door |