Where does “magsayaw” come from?

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

Ancestry of “magsayaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralsayaw—
2Proto-Philippine*sayaw—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *sayaw →Every word from Bikol Central sayaw →