Where does “Gayo” come from?

Gayo (Cebuano) comes from Spanish Gayo, from Latin gaius, from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos, from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- — to rejoice.

Ancestry of “Gayo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishGayoGaius
2Latingaiusjaybird
3Proto-Italic*Gāwjos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangeh₂w-to rejoice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos →Every word from Latin gaius →