Where does “makaalang” come from?

makaalang (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central alang — dry; dried fish.

Ancestry of “makaalang”, step by step

makaalang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central alang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralalangdry; dried fish

via Bikol Central maka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralmaka
Every word from Bikol Central alang