Where does “mangisda” come from?

mangisda (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano isda, from Proto-Philippine *sədaq — fish.

mangisda (Cebuano): to fish; to hunt fish or other aquatic animals

Definitions

  1. to fish; to hunt fish or other aquatic animals

Ancestry of “mangisda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoisdafish
2Proto-Philippine*sədaqfish
Every word from Proto-Philippine *sədaq →Every word from Cebuano isda →
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