Where does “dahan kayu” come from?

dahan kayu (Malay) comes from Malay dahan, from Proto-Malayic dahan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan, from Proto-Austronesian daqaN.

dahan kayu (Malay): wood branch

Definitions

  1. wood branch

Ancestry of “dahan kayu”, step by step

dahan kayu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay dahan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydahanbranch
2Proto-Malayicdahanbranch
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqanbranch; old; ancient
4Proto-AustronesiandaqaN—

via Malay kayu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykayuwood substance
2Proto-Malayic*kayuʔwood
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
4Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqaN →