Where does “Sorabe” come from?

Sorabe (English) comes from Malagasy sorabe, from Arabic سُورَة — chapter of the Qur'an; sura.

Sorabe (English): An Arabic-based writing system for the Malagasy language

Definitions

  1. An Arabic-based writing system for the Malagasy language

Ancestry of “Sorabe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalagasysorabeSorabe
2Arabicسُورَةchapter of the Qur'an; sura
Every word from Arabic سُورَة →Every word from Malagasy sorabe →