Where does “กาเยน” come from?

กาเยน (Urak Lawoi') comes from Proto-Malayic *kail, from Proto-Austronesian kawil — fishhook.

กาเยน (Urak Lawoi'): fishing line

Definitions

  1. fishing line

Ancestry of “กาเยน”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*kail
2Proto-Austronesiankawilfishhook

Words derived from “กาเยน

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kawilEvery word from Proto-Malayic *kail