Where does “yoyo” come from?

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

yoyo (Tagalog): yo-yo

Definitions

  1. yo-yo

Ancestry of “yoyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishyo-yoA toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical...
2Ilocanoyóyoyo-yo

Words derived from “yoyo”

Every word from Ilocano yóyo →Every word from English yo-yo →