Where does “kelima” come from?

kelima (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian ke, from Malay ke, from Old Malay ka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

kelima (Indonesian): fifth

Definitions

  1. fifth

Ancestry of “kelima”, step by step

kelima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian ke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianketo
2Malaykeor; to
3Old Malayka—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaif
5Proto-Austronesiankaif

via Indonesian lima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlimafive
2Malaylimafive
3Proto-Malayiclima(ʔ)five
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
5Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand
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