Where does “lima” come from?

lima (Kankanaey) comes from Proto-Philippine lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Austronesian lima — five; hand.

lima (Kankanaey): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “lima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinelimafive
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
3Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lima →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima →Every word from Proto-Philippine lima →