Where does “êma” come from?

êma (Rade) comes from Proto-Chamic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Austronesian lima — five; hand.

êma (Rade): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “êma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*limafive
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
3Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lima →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima →Every word from Proto-Chamic *lima →