Where does “limalima” come from?

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

limalima (Hawaiian): to handle

Definitions

  1. to handle

Ancestry of “limalima”, step by step

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

Words derived from “limalima”

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