Where does “paragunting” come from?

paragunting (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central gunting, from Malay gunting — scissors (tool used for cutting).

Ancestry of “paragunting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralguntingscissors; to cut with a pair of scissors; to have...
2Malayguntingscissors (tool used for cutting)
Every word from Malay gunting →Every word from Bikol Central gunting →