Where does “kalimaan” come from?

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

kalimaan (Cebuano): fifty

Definitions

  1. fifty

Ancestry of “kalimaan”, step by step

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