Where does “wala katugpa” come from?

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

wala katugpa (Cebuano): did not reach the table; unable to be placed or...

Definitions

  1. did not reach the table; unable to be placed or...

Ancestry of “wala katugpa”, step by step

wala katugpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano wala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanowalaindicates the nonexistence or absence of something; there is none, no one, nothing
2Austronesian*wada
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwadato be

via Cebuano tugpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotugpato land; to touch down; to sleep, especially...
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wadaEvery word from Austronesian *wadaEvery word from Cebuano wala
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