Where does “ilimci” come from?

ilimci (Turkish) comes from Turkish ilim, 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.

ilimci (Turkish): catechist

Definitions

  1. catechist

Ancestry of “ilimci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishilimknowledge; science
2Proto-Oceaniclimafive
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianlima—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianlima—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
6Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand

Words derived from “ilimci”

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