Where does “pintujùi” come from?

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

pintujùi (Makasar): to do something seven times

Definitions

  1. to do something seven times

Ancestry of “pintujùi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpintujuseven times
2Makasartujudirection; location; whereabouts
3Malaytujuhseven
4Proto-Malayictujuhseven
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuzuqto indicate, point
6Proto-Austronesiantuzuqto point at
Every word from Proto-Austronesian tuzuq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuzuq →Every word from Proto-Malayic tujuh →