Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dǫga ‎(“bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰongʰ-eh₂, from *dʰengʰ- ‎(“to cover, to overcast”). Cognates include Lithuanian dangà ‎(“cover”), Czech duha ‎(“rainbow”), Slovak dúha ‎(“rainbow”), Russian дуга́ ‎(dugá, “arc”), and Serbo-Croatian ду́га ‎(“rainbow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛŋ.ɡa/