Where does “isayaw” come from?

isayaw (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central sayaw, from Proto-Philippine *sayaw.

Ancestry of “isayaw”, step by step

isayaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central sayaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralsayaw—
2Proto-Philippine*sayaw—

via Bikol Central i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centrali—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *sayaw →Every word from Bikol Central sayaw →