However, no direct connection has been demonstrated, and the similarity of the abacuses may be coincidental, both ultimately arising from counting with five fingers per hand.
haʊˈɛvɚ, nˈoʊ dᵻɹˈɛkt kənˈɛkʃən hˈæzbiːn dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪɾᵻd, ænd ðə sˌɪmɪlˈæɹᵻɾi ʌvðɪ ˈæbɐkəsᵻz mˈeɪ biː koʊˌɪnsɪdˈɛntəl, bˈoʊθ ˈʌltᵻmətli ɚɹˈaɪzɪŋ fɹʌm kˈaʊntɪŋ wɪð fˈaɪv fˈɪŋɡɚz pɜː hˈænd.