Where does “rimu” come from?
rimu (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic limut, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian limut, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian limut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian limut.
Ancestry of “rimu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | limut | — |
| 2 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | limut | — |
| 3 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | limut | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | limut | — |
Words derived from “rimu”