Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/(qa)lima

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

It is clearly derived from *lima (“five”), but *qa- is not a known affix.

Possibly related to Proto-Tai *mwɯːᴬ (“hand”), whence Thai มือ (mʉʉ, “hand”).

Noun

*(qa)lima

  1. hand (part of the body)

Descendants

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