Where does “fili” come from?

fili (Nias) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian piliq, from Proto-Austronesian piliq — to choose, select; to pick out.

fili (Nias): to choose

Definitions

  1. to choose

Ancestry of “fili”, step by step

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