Where does “magatol” come from?

magatol (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central gatol, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatəl, from Proto-Austronesian *gaCəl.

Ancestry of “magatol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralgatol—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*gatəlitchy
3Proto-Austronesian*gaCəl—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *gaCəl →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatəl →Every word from Bikol Central gatol →