Where does “walang-laman” come from?

walang-laman (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog laman, from Proto-Philippine *lamán.

walang-laman (Tagalog): empty; contentless

Definitions

  1. empty; contentless

Ancestry of “walang-laman”, step by step

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

via Tagalog laman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagaloglamanContents; Flesh, whether human or animal;...
2Proto-Philippine*lamán—

via Tagalog wala

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