Where does “tassagantuju” come from?

tassagantuju (Makasar) comes 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.

tassagantuju (Makasar): eight each; eight at a time

Definitions

  1. eight each; eight at a time

Ancestry of “tassagantuju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsagantujueight
2Makasartujudirection; location; whereabouts
3Malaytujuhseven
4Proto-Malayictujuhseven
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuzuqto indicate, point
6Proto-Austronesiantuzuqto point at
Every word from Proto-Austronesian tuzuq →