Where does “kuwan” come from?

kuwan (Tagalog) comes from Spanish cuál, from Latin quālis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷō-.

kuwan (Tagalog): so-and-so, whatchamacallit

Definitions

  1. so-and-so, whatchamacallit

Ancestry of “kuwan”, step by step

kuwan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish cuál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuálwhat; which
2Latinquālisof what kind, sort, description, nature; what kind of
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷō-—

via Cebuano kuan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanokuanThe being indicated; Used in hesitant speech, or...
2Chinese Mandarin關—

via Sanskrit क्व

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्वwhere? whither?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷō- →Every word from Latin quālis →Every word from Spanish cuál →