Where does “tujubilanngang” come from?

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

tujubilanngang (Makasar): seven hundred

Definitions

  1. seven hundred

Ancestry of “tujubilanngang”, step by step

tujubilanngang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar tuju

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

via Makasar bilanngang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbilannganghundred
2Hungarian-angAdded to a verb to form a verb denoting...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
4Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian tuzuqEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuzuqEvery word from Proto-Malayic tujuh