Where does “walay kalibotan” come from?

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

walay kalibotan (Cebuano): unaware; not aware or informed; lacking knowledge

Definitions

  1. unaware; not aware or informed; lacking knowledge

Ancestry of “walay kalibotan”, step by step

walay kalibotan 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 kalibotan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokalibotanhaving royal lineage through all four...
2Cebuanolibotaround; to go around; to orbit
3Proto-Philippine*libut—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada →Every word from Austronesian *wada →Every word from Cebuano wala →