Where does “ilmî” come from?

ilmî (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.

ilmî (Turkish): scientific

Definitions

  1. scientific

Ancestry of “ilmî”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishilimknowledge; science
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 →