Where does “*qalima” come from?

*qalima (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qalima, from Proto-Austronesian qalima — hand.

Ancestry of “*qalima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqalimahand
2Proto-Austronesianqalimahand

Words derived from “*qalima”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qalima →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qalima →
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