Where does “sampulo antuju” come from?

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

sampulo antuju (Makasar): seventeen

Definitions

  1. seventeen

Ancestry of “sampulo antuju”, step by step

sampulo antuju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar tuju

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

via Makasar sampulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsampuloten
2Proto-Oceanic*sa-puluq—
3Austronesian*sa-puluq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian tuzuq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuzuq →Every word from Proto-Malayic tujuh →