Where does “pitu'” come from?

pitu' (West Coast Bajau) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pitu, from Proto-Austronesian pitu, from Proto-Austroasiatic *pitu.

pitu' (West Coast Bajau): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “pitu'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpituseven
2Proto-Austronesianpituseven
3Proto-Austroasiatic*pitu—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *pitu →Every word from Proto-Austronesian pitu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pitu →
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