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Where does “yoyo” come from?

yoyo (Cebuano) comes from English yo-yo, from Ilocano yóyo.

yoyo (Cebuano): a yo-yo; a toy consisting of a spheroidal or...

Definitions

  1. a yo-yo; a toy consisting of a spheroidal or...

Ancestry of “yoyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishyo-yoA toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical...
2Ilocanoyóyo—
Every word from Ilocano yóyo →