Where does “kau” come from?

kau (Fijian) 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.

kau (Fijian): tree; wood; stick

Definitions

  1. tree; wood; stick

Ancestry of “kau”, 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 →