Where does “kakahuyan” come from?

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

kakahuyan (Tagalog): grove; copse

Definitions

  1. grove; copse

Ancestry of “kakahuyan”, step by step

kakahuyan 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 ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →
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