Where does “kayo” come from?

kayo (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic *kaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaya, from Proto-Austronesian kaya — able, capable, strong, wealthy.

kayo (Minangkabau): rich

Definitions

  1. rich

Ancestry of “kayo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*kaya—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaya—
3Proto-Austronesiankayaable, capable, strong, wealthy
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaya →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaya →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kaya →