Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/lima(ʔ)

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Proto-Malayic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *lima(ʔ)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

*lima(ʔ)

  1. five

Descendants

  • Banjarese: lima
  • Iban: lima
  • Malay: lima
  • Minangkabau: limo
  • Urak Lawoi': ลีมา (lima)

References

  • Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lima”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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