Where does “magsaldang” come from?

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

Ancestry of “magsaldang”, step by step

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