Where does “suruhan” come from?
suruhan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian suruh, from Malay suruh, from Proto-Malayic *suruh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀuq, from Proto-Austronesian *suʀuq.
suruhan (Indonesian): message, order
Definitions
- message, order
Ancestry of “suruhan”, step by step
suruhan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian suruh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | suruh | to order |
| 2 | Malay | suruh | to order someone to do something |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *suruh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *suʀuq | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | *suʀuq | — |
via Malay suruhan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | suruhan | one who is ordered to do something e.g. messenger, housemaid etc |
via Javanese suruh-suruhan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | suruh-suruhan | — |