Where does “katloag lima” come from?

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

katloag lima (Cebuano): thirty-five

Definitions

  1. thirty-five

Ancestry of “katloag lima”, step by step

katloag lima traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano lima

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

via Cebuano katloan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokatloanthirty
2Cebuanotulothree; 3; waterdrop; a drop of something liquid;...
3Austronesian*təlu

via Cebuano ug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanougand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lima