Where does “rima” come from?

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

rima (Taroko): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “rima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Atayalic*rimaʔfive
2Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lima