Where does “zimaʼ” come from?

zimaʼ (Atayal) comes from Proto-Atayalic *rimaʔ, from Proto-Austronesian lima — five; hand.

zimaʼ (Atayal): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “zimaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Atayalic*rimaʔfive
2Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand
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