Where does “lima hema” come from?

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

lima hema (Hawaiian): left hand

Definitions

  1. left hand

Ancestry of “lima hema”, step by step

lima hema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian lima

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

via Hawaiian hema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhemaleft; south
Every word from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *lima →Every word from Hawaiian lima →