Where does “kamoteng-kahoy” come from?

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

kamoteng-kahoy (Tagalog): cassava

Definitions

  1. cassava

Ancestry of “kamoteng-kahoy”, step by step

kamoteng-kahoy 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 kamote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogkamoteThe plant "Ipomoea batatas"; The tuber of this...
2Mexican Spanishcamote—
3Classical Nahuatlcamohtlithe edible tuber of the sweet potato plant,...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →