Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/kaSiw

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*kaSiw

  1. wood; tree

Descendants edit

  • Amis: kasoy, kasuy
  • Atayal: kahuy
  • Kulon-Pazeh: kahuy
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *kahiw (see there for further descendants)
  • Paiwan: kasiw
  • Puyuma: kawi
  • Siraya: kayu
  • Thao: kawi
  • Tsou: evi

Further reading edit