Where does “Welang” come from?

Welang (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano Roela, from Cebuano -a, from Proto-Austronesian *-a.

Ancestry of “Welang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoRoela—
2Cebuano-acreates imperative forms of verbs
3Proto-Austronesian*-a—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-a →Every word from Cebuano -a →Every word from Cebuano Roela →