Where does “panalmingan” come from?

panalmingan (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central salming, from Malay cermin, from Classical Malay cermin, from Proto-Malayic *cər(ə)min.

Ancestry of “panalmingan”, step by step

panalmingan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central salming

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralsalming—
2Malaycerminmirror
3Classical Malaycermin—
4Proto-Malayic*cər(ə)min—

via Bikol Central pang- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpang- -an—
Every word from Proto-Malayic *cər(ə)min →Every word from Classical Malay cermin →Every word from Malay cermin →