"Gikan" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

gíkan {1} from [such-and-such] a place.
Miabut siya gíkan sa Hapun, He arrived from Japan.
{2} from [such-and-such] a time.
Natg siya gíkan sa buntag, He slept from morning on.
{3} hav-ing just finished doing or being s.t.
Gíkan akung nalígù, Ive just come from my bath.
{4} from, against an adversity.
Luwasun ku ikaw gíkan sa kauláwan, Ill save you from shame.
{5} orig-inating from.
Ang táwu kunu gíkan sa ungguy, Man is said to have descended from the apes.
karun from now on, henceforth.
Gíkan karun, wà nay sinisíni, From now on, no more movies.
v {1} [A2; a] depart.
Mugíkan ku ugmà pára Amirika, Ill leave tomorrow for the United States.
Ug gikánun nátug sayu, If we make it an early departure.
{2} [A12S3; b6] originate from s.t.
Kanang sugáa naggikan sa parúla, That light comes from the lighthouse.
Ang íyang sakit nagagikan sa pagpúnayg panigari-lyu, His sickness comes from excessive smoking.
Halayung dápit ang ákung gigikánan, I come from a far place.
pa- v [A; c1] see o?
on a trip.
Akuy mupagíkan níya sa piyir, Ill see her o?
at the wharf.
-um- due to.
Gumíkan sa ímung kadangag nawálà ang rilu, Because of your carelessness you lost the watch.
v [A12S3] be due to.
Ang báhà naggumíkan sa pagpúril sa lasang, Floods are due to deforestation.
ka- n ancestral origin.
Putiun siya kay katsílà ang íyang kagíkan, He is white because his ances-tors were Spaniards.
-in-an n {1} parents.
{2} origin, primary source.
Ang garbu mauy ginikánan sa tanang salà, Pride is the root of all sin.
gílak n glitter, sparkle.
Masúlaw ang gílak sa íyang mga aláhas, The glitter of her jewelry was dazzling.
v [A2S] {1} glitter, sparkle.
Migílak ang íyang mga mata, Her eyes glittered.
{2} shine in popularity, prominence.
Si Ilbis naggilak gihápun sa íyang kabantug, Elvis still is shining in his popularity.
gilakgilak v [B146] have a sparkling brilliance.
ma-un a sparkling.

gíkan - From, out of, derived from,
originating from, resulting or proceeding
from; to come, result, be derived from.
Gíkan sa katámad nagímol siá. Through
laziness he became poor. Silá nga duhá
naggíkan sa amó nga panimaláy. Both of
them came from the same stock or family.
Anó ang ímo nga gingikánan

(ginagikánan)? What stock or family do
you come from? (what is your origin?) Kon
sa karón nga mga tinúig madámù nga
mga pamatán-on maláut sing pamatásan,
nagagíkan inâ sa íla nga pagtuón sa mga
buluthóan nga walâ sing pagtóo. If many
young people nowadays misconduct
themselves it is due to the fact that they are
attending godless schools. Nabáton ko ang
isá ka balítà gíkan sa Manílà. I have
received news from Manila. (cf. halín,
humalín).