Where does “kalim-ag tulo” come from?

kalim-ag tulo (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kalim-an, from Cebuano lima, from Proto-Philippine lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Austronesian lima — five; hand.

kalim-ag tulo (Cebuano): fifty-three

Definitions

  1. fifty-three

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

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

via Cebuano kalim-an

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

via Cebuano tulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotulothree; 3; waterdrop; a drop of something liquid;...
2Austronesian*təlu

via Cebuano ug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanougand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lima