Where does “sulat” come from?
sulat (Cebuano) comes from Malay surat, from Proto-Malayic surat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat.
sulat (Cebuano): a letter, a correspondence; a written message; a...
Definitions
- a letter, a correspondence; a written message; a...
Ancestry of “sulat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | surat | document; letter; inscription |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | surat | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *suʀat | — |