Where does “rua limài” come from?

rua limài (Makasar) comes from Makasar rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

rua limài (Makasar): to do or hold something with both hands

Definitions

  1. to do or hold something with both hands

Ancestry of “rua limài”, step by step

rua limài traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar rua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarruatwo
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
3Proto-Austronesian*duha—
4Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

via Makasar lima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarlimafive
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
3Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand
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