Where does “magsurat” come from?

magsurat (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central surat, from Malay surat, from Proto-Malayic surat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat.

Ancestry of “magsurat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralsurat—
2Malaysuratdocument; letter; inscription
3Proto-Malayicsurat—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*suʀat—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat →Every word from Proto-Malayic surat →Every word from Malay surat →
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