Where does “magpasaldang” come from?

magpasaldang (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central pasaldang, from Bikol Central saldang, from Proto-Philippine *sel(e)daŋ.

Ancestry of “magpasaldang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpasaldang—
2Bikol Centralsaldang—
3Proto-Philippine*sel(e)daŋ—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *sel(e)daŋ →Every word from Bikol Central saldang →Every word from Bikol Central pasaldang →