Where does “pituju” come from?

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

pituju (Makasar): to direct; to let someone get something

Definitions

  1. to direct; to let someone get something

Ancestry of “pituju”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pituju”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian tuzuq →