Where does “pilak” come from?

pilak (Tausug) comes from Malay Perak, from Malay pirak, from Proto-Malayic pirak.

pilak (Tausug): silver

Definitions

  1. silver

Ancestry of “pilak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayPeraksilver metal
2MalaypirakObsolete form of perak
3Proto-Malayicpirak—

Words derived from “pilak”

Every word from Proto-Malayic pirak →Every word from Malay pirak →Every word from Malay Perak →