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
Ancestry of “ilmî”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | ilim | knowledge; science |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | lima | — |
| 3 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | lima | — |
| 4 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | lima | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | lima | five; hand |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | lima | five; hand |