Where does “jojoilu” come from?

jojoilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish jojoilla, from Finnish jojo, from English yo-yo, from Ilocano yóyo — yo-yo.

jojoilu (Finnish): bouncing around like a yo-yo, fluctuating especially of one's weight

Definitions

  1. bouncing around like a yo-yo, fluctuating especially of one's weight

Ancestry of “jojoilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjojoillato bounce around like a yo-yo, fluctuate
2Finnishjojoyo-yo
3Englishyo-yoA toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical...
4Ilocanoyóyoyo-yo
Every word from Ilocano yóyoEvery word from English yo-yoEvery word from Finnish jojo