Where does “walay gamit” come from?

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

walay gamit (Cebuano): without use or possibility to be used; unhelpful,...

Definitions

  1. without use or possibility to be used; unhelpful,...

Ancestry of “walay gamit”, step by step

walay gamit 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 gamit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanogamituse, purpose; use
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada →Every word from Austronesian *wada →Every word from Cebuano wala →
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