Where does “magbago” come from?

magbago (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central bago, from Proto-Philippine *baqʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh — new.

Ancestry of “magbago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralbago
2Proto-Philippine*baqʀunew
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaqəʀunew recently made or created
4Proto-Austronesian*baqəʀuhnew
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuhEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baqəʀuEvery word from Proto-Philippine *baqʀu