Where does “walay bilatasan” come from?

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

walay bilatasan (Cebuano): bad-mannered

Definitions

  1. bad-mannered

Ancestry of “walay bilatasan”, step by step

walay bilatasan traces back through 3 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 bilat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobilatthe female genitalia; the vulva or vagina; used...

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 →