Where does “ima” come from?

ima (Ilocano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qalima, from Proto-Austronesian qalima — hand.

ima (Ilocano): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “ima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqalimahand
2Proto-Austronesianqalimahand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qalima →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qalima →