Where does “magbabalak” come from?

magbabalak (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano mag-, from Austronesian *maʀ-.

magbabalak (Cebuano): a poet

Definitions

  1. a poet

Ancestry of “magbabalak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanomag-actor trigger verb prefix, infinitive form
2Austronesian*maʀ-—
Every word from Austronesian *maʀ- →Every word from Cebuano mag- →