Where does “madugian” come from?

madugian (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central dugi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi, from Proto-Austronesian duʀi — thorn.

Ancestry of “madugian”, step by step

madugian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central dugi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraldugifish bone; spine of a fish; mud
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduʀithorn
3Proto-Austronesianduʀithorn

via Bikol Central ma- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralma- -an—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duʀi →