Where does “famonoan-tsoratra” come from?

famonoan-tsoratra (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy soratra, from Malay surat, from Proto-Malayic surat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat.

famonoan-tsoratra (Malagasy): eraser

Definitions

  1. eraser

Ancestry of “famonoan-tsoratra”, step by step

famonoan-tsoratra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy soratra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasysoratrainscription; to write; to print
2Malaysuratdocument; letter; inscription
3Proto-Malayicsurat—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*suʀat—

via Malagasy famonoana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyfamonoana—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat →Every word from Proto-Malayic surat →Every word from Malay surat →