Where does “pitujuang” come from?

pitujuang (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.

pitujuang (Makasar): to destine upon someone

Definitions

  1. to destine upon someone

Ancestry of “pitujuang”, 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
Every word from Proto-Austronesian tuzuq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuzuq →Every word from Proto-Malayic tujuh →