Where does “makahoy” come from?

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

makahoy (Tagalog): wooded

Definitions

  1. wooded

Ancestry of “makahoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkahoywood; lumber; wooden
2Proto-Philippinekahiwwood; tree
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
4Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →