Where does “walang-bayag” come from?

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

walang-bayag (Tagalog): cowardly; coward especially against men lacking masculinity or courage

Definitions

  1. cowardly; coward especially against men lacking masculinity or courage

Ancestry of “walang-bayag”, step by step

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

via Tagalog wala

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

via Tagalog bayag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbayagtesticle; balls
Every word from Proto-Philippine *wada →