Where does “soratana” come from?

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

soratana (Malagasy): to write X; to loom X; to be written

Definitions

  1. to write X; to loom X; to be written

Ancestry of “soratana”, 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 →