Where does “pitu” come from?
pitu (Banjarese) comes from Javanese pitu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pitu, from Proto-Austronesian pitu, from Proto-Austroasiatic *pitu.
pitu (Banjarese): seven
Ancestry of “pitu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Javanese | pitu | seven |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | pitu | seven |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | pitu | seven |
| 4 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *pitu | — |