Where does “pilih” come from?

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

pilih (Indonesian): to choose

Definitions

  1. to choose

Ancestry of “pilih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypilihto choose
2Proto-Malayicpilihto choose
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpiliqto choose, select; to pick out
4Proto-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 →