Where does “waley” come from?
waley (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog wala, from Proto-Philippine *wada.
waley (Tagalog): nothing
Ancestry of “waley”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | wala | nothing; none; absent; gulf; high seas |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *wada | — |