Where does “wala” come from?
wala (Hiligaynon) comes from Austronesian *wada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada — to be.
wala (Hiligaynon): left; no one, nothing; to lack
Definitions
- left; no one, nothing; to lack
Ancestry of “wala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Austronesian | *wada | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | wada | to be |