Where does “makasilaw” come from?

makasilaw (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central silaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *silaw.

Ancestry of “makasilaw”, step by step

makasilaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central silaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralsilaw—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*silaw—

via Bikol Central maka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralmaka—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *silaw →