Where does “Mutiangpili” come from?

Mutiangpili (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pili, from Bikol Central pili, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian piliq, from Proto-Austronesian piliq — to choose, select; to pick out.

Mutiangpili (Tagalog): most common in Batangas and Oriental Mindoro

Definitions

  1. most common in Batangas and Oriental Mindoro

Ancestry of “Mutiangpili”, step by step

Mutiangpili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpilithe pili tree; a pili nut; to choose
2Bikol Centralpili—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpiliqto choose, select; to pick out
4Proto-Austronesianpiliqto choose, select; to pick out

via Tagalog mutya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmutyapreciousness
2Sanskritमुत्य—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian piliq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian piliq →Every word from Bikol Central pili →