Where does “kayau” come from?

kayau (Eastern Cham) comes from Proto-Chamic *kayɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw — wood; tree.

kayau (Eastern Cham): wood; stick

Definitions

  1. wood; stick

Ancestry of “kayau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*kayɔwwood; tree
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
3Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw →Every word from Proto-Chamic *kayɔw →