Where does “magtsinelas” come from?

magtsinelas (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central tsinelas, from Spanish chinelas, from Spanish chinela — slipper; flip-flop.

Ancestry of “magtsinelas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraltsinelas—
2Spanishchinelasplural of chinela
3Spanishchinelaslipper; flip-flop
Every word from Spanish chinela →Every word from Spanish chinelas →Every word from Bikol Central tsinelas →