Where does “tujuh” come from?

tujuh (Brunei Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic tujuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuzuq, from Proto-Austronesian tuzuq — to point at.

tujuh (Brunei Malay): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “tujuh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayictujuhseven
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuzuqto indicate, point
3Proto-Austronesiantuzuqto point at
Every word from Proto-Austronesian tuzuq