Where does “tujùi” come from?

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

tujùi (Makasar): to do something with seven people

Definitions

  1. to do something with seven people

Ancestry of “tujùi”, 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 →