Where does “*puluq” come from?
*puluq (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puluq, from Proto-Austronesian puluq — ten.
Ancestry of “*puluq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | puluq | ten |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | puluq | ten |