Where does “liim” come from?

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

liim (Mambae): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “liim”, step by step

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