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Where does “kalima” come from?

kalima (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano lima, from Proto-Philippine lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Austronesian lima — five; hand.

kalima (Cebuano): shortened form of makalima

Definitions

  1. shortened form of makalima

Ancestry of “kalima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanolimafive
2Proto-Philippinelima—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
4Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand
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