Where does “alu kayu” come from?

alu kayu (Makasar) comes from Makasar kayu, from Proto-South Sulawesi *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw — wood; tree.

alu kayu (Makasar): a wooden pestle

Definitions

  1. a wooden pestle

Ancestry of “alu kayu”, step by step

alu kayu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar kayu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkayuwood
2Proto-South Sulawesi*kayu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
4Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree

via Makasar alu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaralupestle; pounder a tool for pounding rice, etc., usually made of wood
2Proto-South Sulawesi*alu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qahəlu—
4Proto-AustronesianqaSəlupestle
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *kayu →