Where does “walay buot” come from?
walay buot (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano walay, from Cebuano wala, from Austronesian *wada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada — to be.
walay buot (Cebuano): ill-mannered; unmannered
Ancestry of “walay buot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | walay | — |
| 2 | Cebuano | wala | — |
| 3 | Austronesian | *wada | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | wada | to be |