Where does “pasayawin” come from?

pasayawin (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pa- -in, from Tagalog -in, from Tagalog aghimo, from Tagalog agham, from Sanskrit आगम, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

pasayawin (Tagalog): to be let to dance; to be made to dance

Definitions

  1. to be let to dance; to be made to dance

Ancestry of “pasayawin”, step by step

pasayawin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pa- -in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpa- -inObject trigger - Circumfix to form the causative verb form of the adjectives
2Tagalog-inVerb suffix; Adjective-forming suffix: prone to,...
3Tagalogaghimotechnique
4Tagalogaghamscience
5Sanskritआगमsomething handed down through tradition; theory,...
6Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
7Sanskritseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH

via Tagalog sayaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsayawdance
2Proto-Philippine*sayaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH