Where does “liman” come from?

liman (Tetum) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Austronesian lima — five; hand.

liman (Tetum): arm

Definitions

  1. arm

Ancestry of “liman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
2Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand
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