Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/tujuh

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 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 (or Greater North Borneo) innovation. Cognate with Proto-Chamic *tujuh.

Numeral

*tujuh

  1. seven

Descendants

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

References

  • Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎, Canberra: The Australian National University
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tuzuq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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