Where does “kahoy” come from?

kahoy (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine kahiw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw — wood; tree.

kahoy (Cebuano): a tree; wood; lumber; timber; firewood

Definitions

  1. a tree; wood; lumber; timber; firewood

Ancestry of “kahoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinekahiwwood; tree
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
3Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree

Words derived from “kahoy”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw →Every word from Proto-Philippine kahiw →