Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/piliq

This Proto-Austronesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Austronesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piliʔ/, /piliq/

Verb

*piliq

1. to choose, select
2. to pick out

Descendants

• Amis: pili'
• Kulon-Pazeh: piri
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *piliq
• Paiwan: piliq
• Rukai: -piɭi
• Siraya: peri
• Tsou: epiri

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *piliq