Where does “lima” come from?

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

lima (Hawaiian): five; fifth; hand

Definitions

  1. five; fifth; hand

Ancestry of “lima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Polynesian*lima

Words derived from “lima

Every word from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *lima
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