Where does “nanguan” come from?

nanguan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano nang-, from Kapampangan na, from Kapampangan nanu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anu, from Proto-Austronesian (na-)nu — what.

Ancestry of “nanguan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanonang-—
2Kapampanganna3rd person singular possessive/ergative pronoun: he; his; she; her; it; its
3Kapampangannanuwhat
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananuwhat?
5Proto-Austronesian(na-)nuwhat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (na-)nu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anu →Every word from Kapampangan nanu →