Where does “kalim-ag upat” come from?

kalim-ag upat (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 upat (Cebuano): fifty-four

Definitions

  1. fifty-four

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

kalim-ag upat 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 upat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoupatfour
2Proto-Philippineəpatfour
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
4Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour

via Cebuano ug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanougand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lima