Where does “mag-atubang” come from?

mag-atubang (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central atubang, from Proto-Philippine *atúbaŋ.

Ancestry of “mag-atubang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralatubang—
2Proto-Philippine*atúbaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *atúbaŋ →Every word from Bikol Central atubang →