Where does “kayu kunyiʼ” come from?

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

kayu kunyiʼ (Makasar): a type of wood used for dyeing yellow

Definitions

  1. a type of wood used for dyeing yellow

Ancestry of “kayu kunyiʼ”, step by step

kayu kunyiʼ 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 kunyiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkunyiʼturmeric (Curcuma domestica)
2Proto-Austronesian*kunij—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *kayu →