Where does “kayu” come from?

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

kayu (Indonesian): wood substance

Definitions

  1. wood substance

Ancestry of “kayu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykayuwood substance
2Proto-Malayic*kayuʔwood
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
4Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree

Words derived from “kayu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →