Where does “kadalian” come from?

kadalian (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central dali, from Proto-Philippine *daliq.

Ancestry of “kadalian”, step by step

kadalian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central dali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraldali—
2Proto-Philippine*daliq—

via Bikol Central ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *daliq →