Where does “makanapulog lima” come from?

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

makanapulog lima (Cebuano): fifteen times

Definitions

  1. fifteen times

Ancestry of “makanapulog lima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanonapulog limafifteen
2Cebuanolimafive
3Proto-Philippinelimafive
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
5Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lima
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