Where does “magbalik” come from?

magbalik (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central balik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik — to return; to repeat.

Ancestry of “magbalik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralbalik—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*balikto return; to repeat
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik →Every word from Bikol Central balik →