Where does “dengge” come from?

dengge (Tagalog) comes from Spanish dengue, from Swahili dinga — sudden attack, seizure.

dengge (Tagalog): dengue disease

Definitions

  1. dengue disease

Ancestry of “dengge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdenguedengue; playacting
2Swahilidingasudden attack, seizure
Every word from Swahili dinga →Every word from Spanish dengue →
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