Where does “kayu lasuna” come from?

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

kayu lasuna (Makasar): a type of wood that smells slightly of onion when burned

Definitions

  1. a type of wood that smells slightly of onion when burned

Ancestry of “kayu lasuna”, step by step

kayu lasuna 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 lasuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarlasunaa generic name for onion or leek; Allium sp
2Sanskritलशुनgarlic
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *kayu →