Where does “Mangindanaw” come from?

Mangindanaw (Tagalog) comes from Maguindanao Magindanaw, from Maguindanao maginged, from Maguindanao inged — country.

Ancestry of “Mangindanaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MaguindanaoMagindanawMaguindanao
2Maguindanaomagingednative, citizen, resident
3Maguindanaoingedcountry
Every word from Maguindanao inged →Every word from Maguindanao maginged →Every word from Maguindanao Magindanaw →
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