Where does “dangdang” come from?

dangdang (Tausug) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *daŋdaŋ — to broil; to warm up oneself or something near a fire.

dangdang (Tausug): to roast meat or fish; to broil

Definitions

  1. to roast meat or fish; to broil

Ancestry of “dangdang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*daŋdaŋto warm up, to heat
2Proto-Austronesian*daŋdaŋto broil; to warm up oneself or something near a fire
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *daŋdaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ →