Where does “gikuanan” come from?

gikuanan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kuan, from Chinese Mandarin 關.

Ancestry of “gikuanan”, step by step

gikuanan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano kuan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanokuanThe being indicated; Used in hesitant speech, or...
2Chinese Mandarin

via Cebuano gi- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanogi- -an
Every word from Chinese Mandarin Every word from Cebuano kuan