Where does “magsalag” come from?

magsalag (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central salag, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaʀ.

Ancestry of “magsalag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralsalag—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*salaʀ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaʀ →Every word from Bikol Central salag →