Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/kahiw

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.

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kahiw/

Noun

*kahiw

  1. 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
    • Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa
  • 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