Where does “nugolu” come from?

nugolu (Aiwoo) comes from Proto-Oceanic *puluq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puluq, from Proto-Austronesian puluq — ten.

Ancestry of “nugolu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*puluqtype of slender bamboo; Schizostachyum spp
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuluqten
3Proto-Austronesianpuluqten
Every word from Proto-Austronesian puluqEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puluqEvery word from Proto-Oceanic *puluq