Where does “kan-omag lima” come from?

kan-omag lima (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kan-oman, from Cebuano unom, from Proto-Philippine ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

kan-omag lima (Cebuano): sixty-five

Definitions

  1. sixty-five

Ancestry of “kan-omag lima”, step by step

kan-omag lima traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano kan-oman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokan-omansixty
2Cebuanounomsix
3Proto-Philippineənəmsix
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
5Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
6Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm

via Cebuano lima

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

via Cebuano ug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanougand
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm
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