Where does “kau” come from?

kau (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic kayu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian kayu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw — wood; tree.

kau (Proto-Polynesian): wood; tree

Definitions

  1. wood; tree

Ancestry of “kau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanickayuwood; tree
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiankayu—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiankayu—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
5Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree

Words derived from “kau”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian kayu →