Where does “kayu” come from?

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

kayu (Iban): tree

Definitions

  1. tree

Ancestry of “kayu”, step by step

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