Where does “magpagunting” come from?

magpagunting (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central pagunting, from Bikol Central gunting, from Malay gunting — scissors (tool used for cutting).

Ancestry of “magpagunting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpagunting—
2Bikol Centralguntingscissors; to cut with a pair of scissors; to have...
3Malayguntingscissors (tool used for cutting)
Every word from Malay gunting →Every word from Bikol Central gunting →Every word from Bikol Central pagunting →