Where does “surat tanda tamat belajar” come from?

surat tanda tamat belajar (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian belajar, from Malay belajar — to study; to learn.

surat tanda tamat belajar (Indonesian): diploma: a document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study

Definitions

  1. diploma: a document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study

Ancestry of “surat tanda tamat belajar”, step by step

surat tanda tamat belajar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian belajar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbelajarto study; to learn
2Malaybelajarto study; to learn

via Indonesian tamat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantamatend, finish

via Indonesian surat tanda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansurat tandacertificate
Every word from Malay belajarEvery word from Indonesian belajar