Where does “limâ” come from?

limâ (Eastern Cham) comes from Proto-Chamic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Austronesian lima — five; hand.

limâ (Eastern Cham): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “limâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*limafive
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
3Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lima
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