Where does “malapokan” come from?

malapokan (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central ma- -an.

Ancestry of “malapokan”, step by step

malapokan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central ma- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralma- -an

via Bikol Central lapok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centrallapok
Every word from Bikol Central ma- -an