Where does “kayu” come from?

kayu (Banjarese) comes from Proto-Malayic *kayuʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw — wood; tree.

kayu (Banjarese): wood part of a plant

Definitions

  1. wood part of a plant

Ancestry of “kayu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*kayuʔwood
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
3Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw