Where does “limu” come from?
limu (English) comes from Hawaiian limu, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian rimu, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian rimu, from Proto-Polynesian rimu, from Proto-Oceanic limut, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian limut, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian limut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian limut.
limu (English): Any of various kinds of edible algae, which form...
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- Any of various kinds of edible algae, which form...
Ancestry of “limu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hawaiian | limu | moss |
| 2 | Proto-Eastern Polynesian | rimu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Nuclear Polynesian | rimu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Polynesian | rimu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | limut | — |
| 6 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | limut | — |
| 7 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | limut | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | limut | — |