Where does “kayu” come from?
kayu (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian kayu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw — wood; tree.
kayu (Proto-Oceanic): wood; tree
Definitions
- wood; tree
Ancestry of “kayu”, step by step
kayu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian kayu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | kayu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | kayu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kahiw | wood; tree |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | kaSiw | wood; tree |
via Proto-Austronesian *kahiw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Austronesian | *kahiw | — |