Where does “kayu tana” come from?

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

kayu tana (Makasar): a species of tree (Trewia nudiflora), used as timber

Definitions

  1. a species of tree (Trewia nudiflora), used as timber

Ancestry of “kayu tana”, step by step

kayu tana 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 tana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartanaland
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tanəqearth, soil, land
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *kayu →
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