Where does “waley” come from?

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

waley (Tagalog): nothing

Definitions

  1. nothing

Ancestry of “waley”, step by step

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