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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaju/

Noun

*kayu

wood; tree

Descendants

Iban: kayu
Kendayan: kayu
Malayan:
- Brunei Malay: kayu
- Kerinci: kayow, kayaw
- Malay: kayu
  - Indonesian: kayu
- Minangkabau: kayu
- Pattani Malay: كايو (kayu)
Urak Lawoi': กายู (kayu)

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