Where does “misoratra” come from?

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

misoratra (Malagasy): to write to X; to be spotted, coloured, printed

Definitions

  1. to write to X; to be spotted, coloured, printed

Ancestry of “misoratra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasysoratrainscription; to write; to print
2Malaysuratdocument; letter; inscription
3Proto-Malayicsurat—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*suʀat—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat →Every word from Proto-Malayic surat →Every word from Malay surat →