Where does “rima” come from?

rima (Rarotongan) 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.

rima (Rarotongan): five

Definitions

  1. five

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