Where does “magbansag” come from?

magbansag (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central bansag, from Proto-Philippine *ban(e)sag.

Ancestry of “magbansag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralbansag
2Proto-Philippine*ban(e)sag
Every word from Proto-Philippine *ban(e)sagEvery word from Bikol Central bansag
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