Where does “gisa” come from?

gisa (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish guisar, from Spanish guisa, from Old Spanish guisa — way, manner.

Ancestry of “gisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishguisarto stew
2Spanishguisamanner, guise, way; habit
3Old Spanishguisaway, manner
Every word from Old Spanish guisa →Every word from Spanish guisa →Every word from Spanish guisar →