Where does “kalima” come from?

kalima (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ikalima, from Tagalog lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

kalima (Tagalog): one fifth

Definitions

  1. one fifth

Ancestry of “kalima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogikalimafifth; 5th
2Tagaloglimafive
3Spanishlimalime; lemon; file
4SpanishLimónlemon
5Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
6Persianلیموlemon; lime
7Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
8Mundarilembu
Every word from Mundari lembu