Where does “madalian” come from?

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

Ancestry of “madalian”, step by step

madalian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central dali

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

via Bikol Central ma- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralma- -an—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *daliq →Every word from Bikol Central dali →