Where does “'ai” come from?

'ai ('Are'are) comes from Proto-Oceanic kayu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian kayu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw — wood; tree.

'ai ('Are'are): stick

Definitions

  1. stick

Ancestry of “'ai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanickayuwood; tree
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiankayu—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiankayu—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
5Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian kayu →