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Where does “lima” come from?

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

lima (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): five; hand

Definitions

  1. five; hand

Ancestry of “lima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand

Words derived from “lima”

  • kalima
  • makalima
  • ikalima
  • lima
  • makalima
  • lima
  • dimy
  • lima
  • lima
  • lima
  • rima
  • ima
  • lima
  • alima
  • lima
  • lima
  • lima(ʔ)
  • ima
  • lima
  • lima
  • alima
  • lima
  • rima
  • lima
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