Where does “kalim-ag usa” come from?

kalim-ag usa (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 usa (Cebuano): fifty-one

Definitions

  1. fifty-one

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

kalim-ag usa 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 usa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanousaone; 1; one unnamed person or thing; any person
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uʀsadeer

via Cebuano ug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanougand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lima