Where does “rima” come from?

rima (Proto-Nuclear Polynesian) comes from Proto-Polynesian rima, from Proto-Oceanic lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Austronesian lima — five; hand.

Ancestry of “rima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianrimahand; five
2Proto-Oceaniclimafive
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianlima
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianlima
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
6Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand

Words derived from “rima

Every word from Proto-Austronesian limaEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian limaEvery word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian lima
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