Where does “walang-bikalot” come from?

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

walang-bikalot (Tagalog): shameless; insolent; discourteous

Definitions

  1. shameless; insolent; discourteous

Ancestry of “walang-bikalot”, step by step

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

via Tagalog wala

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

via Tagalog bikalot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbikalotshame; modesty
Every word from Proto-Philippine *wada →