Where does “pitujùi” come from?

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

pitujùi (Makasar): to let something strike; to give someone a share

Definitions

  1. to let something strike; to give someone a share

Ancestry of “pitujùi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpitujuto direct; to let someone get something
2Makasartujudirection; location; whereabouts
3Malaytujuhseven
4Proto-Malayictujuhseven
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuzuqto indicate, point
6Proto-Austronesiantuzuqto point at
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