Where does “*kayu” come from?

*kayu (Proto-South Sulawesi) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw — wood; tree.

Ancestry of “*kayu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
2Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree

Words derived from “*kayu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw →