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 →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *linduŋ →Every word from Bikol Central lindong →