Where does “Maghanoy” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Maghanoy”, step by step

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