Where does “magsusulat” come from?

magsusulat (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano sulat, from Malay surat, from Proto-Malayic surat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat.

magsusulat (Cebuano): a writer; a person who writes, or produces literary work

Definitions

  1. a writer; a person who writes, or produces literary work

Ancestry of “magsusulat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosulata letter, a correspondence; a written message; a...
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 →