Where does “tag-alang” come from?

tag-alang (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central alang — dry; dried fish.

Ancestry of “tag-alang”, step by step

tag-alang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central alang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralalangdry; dried fish

via Bikol Central tag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraltag
Every word from Bikol Central alang
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