Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/kayu

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Noun

*kayu

  1. wood

Descendants

  • Iban: kayu
  • Kendayan: kayu
  • Nuclear Malayic:

Further reading

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kaSiw”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI