Where does “magpakuan” come from?

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

magpakuan (Cebuano): verbs}}: to ask or have someone to do such-and-such

Definitions

  1. verbs}}: to ask or have someone to do such-and-such

Ancestry of “magpakuan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanokuanThe being indicated; Used in hesitant speech, or...
2Chinese Mandarin關—
Every word from Chinese Mandarin 關 →Every word from Cebuano kuan →