Where does “tuju” come from?
tuju (Makasar) comes from Malay tujuh, from Proto-Malayic tujuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuzuq, from Proto-Austronesian tuzuq — to point at.
tuju (Makasar): direction; location; whereabouts
Definitions
- direction; location; whereabouts
Ancestry of “tuju”, step by step
tuju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay tujuh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | tujuh | seven |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | tujuh | seven |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tuzuq | to indicate, point |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | tuzuq | to point at |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *tuzu | direction, goal, destination |