Where does “limu” come from?
limu (Sikaiana) comes from Proto-Polynesian rimu, from Proto-Oceanic limut, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian limut, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian limut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian limut.
limu (Sikaiana): moss , seagrass
Ancestry of “limu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | rimu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | limut | — |
| 3 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | limut | — |
| 4 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | limut | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | limut | — |