Where does “milih” come from?

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

milih (Javanese): to choose

Definitions

  1. to choose

Ancestry of “milih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesepilihto choose
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpiliqto choose, select; to pick out
3Proto-Austronesianpiliqto choose, select; to pick out
Every word from Proto-Austronesian piliq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian piliq →Every word from Old Javanese pilih →