Where does “surat sanggup” come from?

surat sanggup (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian surat, from Malay surat, from Proto-Malayic surat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat.

surat sanggup (Indonesian): promissory note

Definitions

  1. promissory note

Ancestry of “surat sanggup”, step by step

surat sanggup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian surat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansuratdocument; letter; inscription
2Malaysuratdocument; letter; inscription
3Proto-Malayicsurat—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*suʀat—

via Indonesian sanggup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansanggupcapable
2Malaysanggupto be willing; to be ready; to be prepared to do something, usually something difficult or requiring sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat →Every word from Proto-Malayic surat →Every word from Malay surat →