Where does “tappissagantuju” come from?

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

tappissagantuju (Makasar): eight times each; every eight times

Definitions

  1. eight times each; every eight times

Ancestry of “tappissagantuju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpissagantujueight times
2Makasarsagantujueight
3Makasartujudirection; location; whereabouts
4Malaytujuhseven
5Proto-Malayictujuhseven
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuzuqto indicate, point
7Proto-Austronesiantuzuqto point at
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