Where does “kayo” come from?

kayo (Yami) comes from Proto-Philippine kahiw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw — wood; tree.

kayo (Yami): tree

Definitions

  1. tree

Ancestry of “kayo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinekahiwwood; tree
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
3Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw →Every word from Proto-Philippine kahiw →