Where does “kayu sugi” come from?

kayu sugi (Malay) comes from Malay kayu, from Proto-Malayic *kayuʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw — wood; tree.

kayu sugi (Malay): miswak; chewstick

Definitions

  1. miswak; chewstick

Ancestry of “kayu sugi”, step by step

kayu sugi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay kayu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykayuwood substance
2Proto-Malayic*kayuʔwood
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
4Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree

via Malay sugi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysugi—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →