Where does “ima” come from?

ima (Lubuagan Kalinga) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima,*qalima, from Proto-Austronesian qalima — hand.

ima (Lubuagan Kalinga): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “ima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*lima,*qalima—
2Proto-Austronesianqalimahand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qalima →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima,*qalima →