Where does “pilih” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. to choose to pick; to make the choice

Ancestry of “pilih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicpilihto choose
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpiliqto choose, select; to pick out
3Proto-Austronesianpiliqto choose, select; to pick out

Words derived from “pilih”

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