Where does “کايو” come from?

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

کايو (Pattani Malay): wood

Definitions

  1. wood

Ancestry of “کايو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*kayuʔwood
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
3Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →