Where does “magdadagang” come from?

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

magdadagang (Cebuano): a writer; a person who writes, or produces literary work

Definitions

  1. a writer; a person who writes, or produces literary work

Ancestry of “magdadagang”, step by step

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