Where does “walang kaluluwa” come from?

walang kaluluwa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog wala, from Proto-Philippine *wada.

walang kaluluwa (Tagalog): cruel; inhuman

Definitions

  1. cruel; inhuman

Ancestry of “walang kaluluwa”, step by step

walang kaluluwa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog wala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogwalanothing; none; absent; gulf; high seas
2Proto-Philippine*wada—

via Tagalog kaluluwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkaluluwasoul; spirit; essence
Every word from Proto-Philippine *wada →