Where does “walay ulaw” come from?

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

walay ulaw (Cebuano): impudent; open and without shame; brazen-faced;...

Definitions

  1. impudent; open and without shame; brazen-faced;...

Ancestry of “walay ulaw”, step by step

walay ulaw 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 ulaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoulawshame, embarrassment; to feel ashamed or...
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada →Every word from Austronesian *wada →Every word from Cebuano wala →