Where does “pillimang” come from?

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

pillimang (Makasar): five times

Definitions

  1. five times

Ancestry of “pillimang”, step by step

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