Where does “*-fulu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*-fulu”, step by step

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