Where does “walay batasan” come from?

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

walay batasan (Cebuano): bad-mannered; of or pertaining to having bad...

Definitions

  1. bad-mannered; of or pertaining to having bad...

Ancestry of “walay batasan”, step by step

walay batasan 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 batasan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobatasanmanners; etiquette; behavior; conduct; custom
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada →Every word from Austronesian *wada →Every word from Cebuano wala →