Where does “limus” come from?

limus (Ilocano) comes from Spanish limosna, from Old Spanish almosna, from Vulgar Latin alemosyna, from Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη, from Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων, from Ancient Greek ἐλεέω, from Ancient Greek -έω — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

limus (Ilocano): alms

Definitions

alms

Ancestry of “limus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	limosna	alms; charity; charitable donation
2	Old Spanish	almosna	—
3	Vulgar Latin	alemosyna	alms
4	Latin	eleēmosyna	alms
5	Ancient Greek	ἐλεημοσύνη	pity, mercy; alms, charity
6	Ancient Greek	ἐλεήμων	pitiful, merciful
7	Ancient Greek	ἐλεέω	I have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to
8	Ancient Greek	-έω	Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
9	Proto-Indo-European	-éyeti	Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
10	Proto-Indo-European	-yeti	Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Ancient Greek -έω →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →