Where does “ʻalima” come from?

ʻalima (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lima, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *lima.

ʻalima (Hawaiian): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “ʻalima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlimafive; fifth; hand
2Proto-Eastern Polynesian*lima

Words derived from “ʻalima

Every word from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *limaEvery word from Hawaiian lima