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Where does “wala” come from?

wala (Cebuano) comes from Austronesian *wada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada — to be.

Ancestry of “wala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*wada—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwadato be

Words derived from “wala”

  • walay tugpa
  • wala katugpa
  • walay grado
  • aw
  • walay uwaw
  • walay batasan
  • walhon
  • walay ulaw
  • walay gamit
  • walay sapayan
  • walay buot
  • walay nahot
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada →