Where does “makasayaw” come from?

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

Ancestry of “makasayaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralkasayaw—
2Bikol Centralsayaw—
3Proto-Philippine*sayaw—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *sayaw →