Where does “tingkuan” come from?

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

tingkuan (Cebuano): a time when such-and-such happens, or a time when one does such-and-such

Definitions

  1. a time when such-and-such happens, or a time when one does such-and-such

Ancestry of “tingkuan”, 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 →