Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/tujuh

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayic

Proto-Malayic cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *tujuh

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuq (“to indicate, point”), from Proto-Austronesian *tuzuq. The semantic shift to "seven" is at least a Western Indonesian innovation. Cognate with Proto-Chamic *tujuh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuɟuh/

Numeral

*tujuh

1. seven

Descendants

• Brunei Malay: tujuh
• Malay: tujuh
  • Indonesian: tujuh
• Minangkabau: tujuah
• Urak Lawoi': ตูโฌฮ (tujoh)

Synonyms

• *pitu