Where does “limau” come from?

limau (Banjarese) comes from Proto-Malayic limaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian limaw — lime, citrus.

limau (Banjarese): citrus

Definitions

  1. citrus

Ancestry of “limau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayiclimaw—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimawlime, citrus
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian limaw →Every word from Proto-Malayic limaw →