Where does “walang-awa” come from?

walang-awa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog awa, from Sanskrit आवह्.

walang-awa (Tagalog): merciless

Definitions

  1. merciless

Ancestry of “walang-awa”, step by step

walang-awa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog awa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogawacompassion, mercy, pity
2Sanskritआवह्—

via Tagalog wala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogwalanothing; none; absent; gulf; high seas
2Proto-Philippine*wada—
Every word from Sanskrit आवह् →