Where does “walay hinguko” come from?

walay hinguko (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano hinguko, from Cebuano kuko, from Proto-Philippine kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.

walay hinguko (Cebuano): having untrimmed fingernails or toenails

Definitions

  1. having untrimmed fingernails or toenails

Ancestry of “walay hinguko”, step by step

walay hinguko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano hinguko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohingukoto trim the fingernails or toenails
2Cebuanokukoa fingernail; a toenail; a claw; a talon
3Proto-Philippinekukuhnail
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankukuhnail
5Proto-AustronesiankuSkuSnail

via Cebuano wala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanowalaindicates the nonexistence or absence of something; there is none, no one, nothing
2Austronesian*wada—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwadato be
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh →Every word from Proto-Philippine kukuh →
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