Where does “kuanon” come from?

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

kuanon (Cebuano): placeholder verb for object trigger verbs, especially one that would use the affix

Definitions

  1. placeholder verb for object trigger verbs, especially one that would use the affix

Ancestry of “kuanon”, step by step

kuanon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano kuan

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

via Cebuano on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoon—
Every word from Chinese Mandarin 關 →Every word from Cebuano kuan →