Where does “kazu” come from?

kazu (Coastal Kadazan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw — wood; tree.

kazu (Coastal Kadazan): wood, timber

Definitions

  1. wood, timber

Ancestry of “kazu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
2Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw →