Where does “manoratra” come from?
manoratra (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy soratra, from Malay surat, from Proto-Malayic surat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat.
manoratra (Malagasy): to write; to loom
Ancestry of “manoratra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malagasy | soratra | inscription; to write; to print |
| 2 | Malay | surat | document; letter; inscription |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | surat | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *suʀat | — |