Where does “hau” come from?

hau (Toba Batak) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw — wood; tree.

hau (Toba Batak): tree

Definitions

  1. tree

Ancestry of “hau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
2Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw →
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