Where does “ilimcilik” come from?

ilimcilik (Turkish) comes from Turkish ilimci, 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.

ilimcilik (Turkish): catechism

Definitions

  1. catechism

Ancestry of “ilimcilik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishilimcicatechist
2Turkishilimknowledge; science
3Proto-Oceaniclimafive
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianlima—
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianlima—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
7Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand
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