Where does “gikan sa Mandaluyong” come from?

gikan sa Mandaluyong (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano sa, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

gikan sa Mandaluyong (Cebuano): crazy; insane; exhibiting wildly erratic, irrational, or disruptive public behavior reminiscent of a psychiatric patient

Definitions

  1. crazy; insane; exhibiting wildly erratic, irrational, or disruptive public behavior reminiscent of a psychiatric patient

Ancestry of “gikan sa Mandaluyong”, step by step

gikan sa Mandaluyong traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosaof
2Proto-Germanic*sa
3Proto-Austronesian*əsa
4Proto-Oceanic*isa

via Cebuano gikan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanogikanfrom; source, originate; start

via Tagalog Mandaluyong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogMandaluyong
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *əsaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *sa