Where does “walang-habas” come from?
walang-habas (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog wala, from Proto-Philippine *wada.
walang-habas (Tagalog): reckless; without control especially in one's words
Definitions
- reckless; without control especially in one's words
Ancestry of “walang-habas”, step by step
walang-habas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog wala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | wala | nothing; none; absent; gulf; high seas |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *wada | — |
via Tagalog habas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | habas | a kind of horse disease characterized by the callousness of the mouth |