Where does “pili” come from?

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

pili (Tagalog): the pili tree; a pili nut; to choose

Definitions

  1. the pili tree; a pili nut; to choose

Ancestry of “pili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpili—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpiliqto choose, select; to pick out
3Proto-Austronesianpiliqto choose, select; to pick out

Words derived from “pili”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian piliq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian piliq →Every word from Bikol Central pili →