Where does “kahoy-lalao” come from?

kahoy-lalao (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kahoy, from Proto-Philippine kahiw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw — wood; tree.

kahoy-lalao (Tagalog): tree which grows in swamps such as mangroves

Definitions

  1. tree which grows in swamps such as mangroves

Ancestry of “kahoy-lalao”, step by step

kahoy-lalao traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kahoy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkahoywood; lumber; wooden
2Proto-Philippinekahiwwood; tree
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
4Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree

via Tagalog lalao

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglalaotidewater swamp; mangrove swamp; marshy jungle reached by seawater
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw