Where does “nulou” come from?

nulou (Aiwoo) comes from Proto-Oceanic qatop, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatəp — roof.

Ancestry of “nulou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicqatoproof
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatəproof
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatəp →Every word from Proto-Oceanic qatop →
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