Where does “masaldangan” come from?

masaldangan (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central saldang, from Proto-Philippine *sel(e)daŋ.

Ancestry of “masaldangan”, step by step

masaldangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central saldang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralsaldang—
2Proto-Philippine*sel(e)daŋ—

via Bikol Central ma- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralma- -an—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *sel(e)daŋ →Every word from Bikol Central saldang →