Where does “nikuan” come from?

nikuan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano ni-, from Cebuano ning-, from Kapampangan ini, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ini, from Proto-Austronesian *ini — this.

Ancestry of “nikuan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoni-alternative form of
2Cebuanoning-alternative form of
3Kapampanganinithis
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*inithis
5Proto-Austronesian*inithis
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ini →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ini →Every word from Kapampangan ini →