Where does “lima” come from?
lima (Tagalog) comes from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.
lima (Tagalog): five
Ancestry of “lima”, step by step
lima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish lima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | lima | lime; lemon; file |
| 2 | Spanish | Limón | lemon |
| 3 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 4 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 5 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 6 | Mundari | lembu | — |
via Proto-Philippine lima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | lima | five |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | lima | five; hand |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | lima | five; hand |
Words derived from “lima”