Where does “hak pilih” come from?

hak pilih (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian hak, from Dutch hak, from Middle Dutch hac, from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic hakkōną, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

hak pilih (Indonesian): suffrage, voting right

Definitions

  1. suffrage, voting right

Ancestry of “hak pilih”, step by step

hak pilih traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian hak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianhakright; high-heeled shoe; hook, the curved needle...
2Dutchhakheel of a shoe; heel; hoe
3Middle Dutchhac—
4Proto-West Germanichakkōnto hack, to chop
5Proto-GermanichakkōnąTo hack; chop; To hoe
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Indonesian pilih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpilihto choose
2Malaypilihto choose
3Proto-Malayicpilihto choose
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpiliqto choose, select; to pick out
5Proto-Austronesianpiliqto choose, select; to pick out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn →
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