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
- without use or possibility to be used; unhelpful,...
Ancestry of “walay gamit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | wala | — |
| 2 | Austronesian | *wada | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | wada | to be |