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This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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.
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.
Pronunciation
Noun
*kahiw
- wood; tree
Descendants
- Philippine (Proto-Philippine: *kahiw) (see there for further descendants)
- North Bornean:
- Northeast Sabahan:
- Bonggi: kiou
- Ida'an: kayu
- Southwest Sabahan:
- Dusunic:
- Brunei Bisaya: kayu
- Central Dusun: kayu
- Klias River Kadazan: kazu
- Labuk-Kinabatangan Kadazan: kazu
- Minokok: kazu
- Rungus: kazu
- Paitanic:
- North Sarawakan:
- Belait: kajeow
- Bintulu: kazəw
- Kelabit: kayuh
- Kiput: kacəw
- Lun Bawang: kayuh
- Narom: hayew
- Sa'ban: ayəw
- Central Sarawakan:
- Bukitan: kaju
- Central Melanau: kayəw
- Seru: kayoh
- Barito:
- East Barito:
- Mahakam Barito:
- Sama-Bajaw:
- West Barito:
- Moklenic:
- Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands:
- Batak:
- Angkola Batak: hayu
- Karo Batak: kayu
- Mandailing Batak: hayu
- Toba Batak: hau
- Enggano: ku
- Gayo: kayu
- Nias: eu
- Simeulue: aeu-aeu
- Malayo-Chamic
- Chamic (Proto-Chamic: *kayɔw) (see there for further descendants)
- Malayic (Proto-Malayic: *kayu) (see there for further descendants)
- Sundanese: kai
- Old Javanese: kayu (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-South Sulawesi:
- Celebic:
- Tolitoli-Tomini
- Kaili-Pamona
- Bungku-Tolaki
- Muna-Buton
- Wotu-Wolio
- Chamorro: hayu
- Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Central Malayo-Polynesian:
- Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Halmahera-Cenderawasih
- Proto-Oceanic: *kayu (see there for further descendants)
Further reading