Where does “magkuan” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “magkuan”, step by step

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