Where does “walay laing daplin” come from?

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

walay laing daplin (Cebuano): There is no other alternative; no other choice; a state of being backed into a corner where only one course of action remains

Definitions

  1. There is no other alternative; no other choice; a state of being backed into a corner where only one course of action remains

Ancestry of “walay laing daplin”, step by step

walay laing daplin 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 lain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanolaindistinct, different; other; another, other
2Austronesian*laqin—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada →