Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/lima

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This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

Numeral

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : *lima

*lima

  1. five

Noun

*lima

  1. hand (part of the body)

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Borneo-Philippines:
    • Barito:
      • East Barito:
        • Malagasy: dimy
      • Sama-Bajaw:
    • North Bornean:
      • Proto-North Sarawak:
        • Central Melanau: lima
    • Proto-Philippine: *lima
  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *lima
  • Sumba-Flores:
  • Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi: *lima