From Proto-Rukai *caLisi, from Proto-Austronesian *CaliS. Compare Paiwan calis, Pazeh saris, Malay tali, Tagalog tali, Chamorro tali, Ma'anyan tadi, Malagasy tady, Tetum tali, Yapese tael, Pohnpeian sahl, Fijian dali and Māori tari.
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