Where does “makisayaw” come from?

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

Ancestry of “makisayaw”, step by step

makisayaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central sayaw

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

via Bikol Central maki

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