Where does “limaw” come from?

limaw (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian limaw — lime, citrus.

Ancestry of “limaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimawlime, citrus

Words derived from “limaw

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian limaw