Where does “pattuju” come from?

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

pattuju (Makasar): usefulness; will or intention

Definitions

  1. usefulness; will or intention

Ancestry of “pattuju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartujudirection; location; whereabouts
2Malaytujuhseven
3Proto-Malayictujuhseven
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuzuqto indicate, point
5Proto-Austronesiantuzuqto point at

Words derived from “pattuju”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian tuzuq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuzuq →Every word from Proto-Malayic tujuh →