Where does “ilim” come from?

ilim (Turkish) comes 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.

ilim (Turkish): knowledge; science

Definitions

  1. knowledge; science

Ancestry of “ilim”, step by step

ilim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Oceanic lima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceaniclimafive
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianlima—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianlima—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
5Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand

via Ottoman Turkish علم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishعلمflag
2Arabicعِلْمscience; knowledge, lore

Words derived from “ilim”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian lima →