Where does “rima” come from?

rima (Proto-Polynesian) comes 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.

rima (Proto-Polynesian): hand; five

Definitions

  1. hand; five

Ancestry of “rima”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rima”

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