Where does “pili” come from?

pili (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian piliq, from Proto-Austronesian piliq — to choose, select; to pick out.

Ancestry of “pili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpiliqto choose, select; to pick out
2Proto-Austronesianpiliqto choose, select; to pick out

Words derived from “pili”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian piliq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian piliq →
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