Where does “milih” come from?

milih (Iban) comes from Iban pilih, from Proto-Malayic pilih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian piliq, from Proto-Austronesian piliq — to choose, select; to pick out.

milih (Iban): to choose to pick; to make the choice

Definitions

  1. to choose to pick; to make the choice

Ancestry of “milih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibanpilihto choose to pick; to make the choice
2Proto-Malayicpilihto choose
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpiliqto choose, select; to pick out
4Proto-Austronesianpiliqto choose, select; to pick out
Every word from Proto-Austronesian piliq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian piliq →Every word from Proto-Malayic pilih →