Where does “makiusap” come from?

makiusap (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central usap, from Tagalog usap, from Malay ucap — to say, to announce; to announce; to say.

Ancestry of “makiusap”, step by step

makiusap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central usap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralusap—
2Tagalogusapconversation; conference; meeting; court case
3Malayucapto say, to announce; to announce; to say

via Bikol Central maki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralmaki—
Every word from Malay ucap →Every word from Tagalog usap →Every word from Bikol Central usap →