Where does “lima” come from?

lima (Taroko) comes from Proto-Atayalic lima, from Proto-Austronesian lima — five; hand.

lima (Taroko): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “lima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Atayaliclima
2Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lima