Where does “kalim-ag duha” come from?

kalim-ag duha (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano duha, from Proto-Philippine *duha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

kalim-ag duha (Cebuano): fifty-two

Definitions

  1. fifty-two

Ancestry of “kalim-ag duha”, step by step

kalim-ag duha traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano duha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoduhatwo; 2; both; the two
2Proto-Philippine*duhatwo
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
4Proto-Austronesian*duha
5Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

via Cebuano kalim-an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokalim-anfifty
2Cebuanolimafive
3Proto-Philippinelimafive
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
5Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand

via Cebuano ug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanougand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa