Where does “fili” come from?

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

fili (Proto-Polynesian): to choose

Definitions

  1. to choose

Ancestry of “fili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicpiliqto choose, to select
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 Proto-Oceanic piliq →