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
Ancestry of “pilih”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | pilih | to choose |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | pilih | to choose |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | piliq | to choose, select; to pick out |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | piliq | to choose, select; to pick out |