Where does “tattuju” come from?

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

tattuju (Makasar): seven each; seven at once

Definitions

  1. seven each; seven at once

Ancestry of “tattuju”, step by step

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