Where does “situjuang” come from?

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

situjuang (Makasar): to accidentally meet

Definitions

  1. to accidentally meet

Ancestry of “situjuang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsitujuto meet; to fit well; to be appropriate or in agreement
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 →