Where does “mpitu” come from?

mpitu (Taroko) comes from Proto-Atayalic *ma-pituʔ, from Proto-Austronesian pitu, from Proto-Austroasiatic *pitu.

mpitu (Taroko): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “mpitu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Atayalic*ma-pituʔ—
2Proto-Austronesianpituseven
3Proto-Austroasiatic*pitu—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *pitu →Every word from Proto-Austronesian pitu →Every word from Proto-Atayalic *ma-pituʔ →