Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/(qa)lima

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This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

It is clearly derived from *lima ‘five’, but *qa- is not a known affix.

Noun[edit]

*(qa)lima

  1. hand (part of the body)

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Rukai: *aɭima
  • Aklanon: alíma(h)
  • Agutaynen: kalima
  • Cebuano: alima
  • Mamanwa: alima
  • Binukid: alima
  • Balantak: lima
  • Palauan: ʔim
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