Where does “Magsayo” come from?

Magsayo (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano Magsayo, from Cebuano mag-, from Austronesian *maʀ-.

Ancestry of “Magsayo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoMagsayo—
2Cebuanomag-actor trigger verb prefix, infinitive form
3Austronesian*maʀ-—
Every word from Austronesian *maʀ- →Every word from Cebuano mag- →Every word from Cebuano Magsayo →