Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/(qa)lima

This Proto-Austronesian entry contains reconstructed words 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

*qalima
*qa-límaH

Etymology

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

Noun

*(qa)lima

hand (part of the body)

Descendants

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