Where does “nima” come from?

nima (Tongan) comes from Proto-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Oceanic lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Austronesian lima — five; hand.

nima (Tongan): five; hand

Definitions

  1. five; hand

Ancestry of “nima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianlimahand
2Proto-Oceaniclimafive
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianlima—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianlima—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
6Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lima →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian lima →