Where does “malindong” come from?

malindong (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central lindong, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *linduŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *liduŋ.

Ancestry of “malindong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centrallindong
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*linduŋ
3Proto-Austronesian*liduŋ
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *liduŋ
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