Where does “soratra” come from?

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

soratra (Malagasy): inscription; to write; to print

Definitions

  1. inscription; to write; to print

Ancestry of “soratra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysuratdocument; letter; inscription
2Proto-Malayicsurat—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*suʀat—

Words derived from “soratra”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat →Every word from Proto-Malayic surat →Every word from Malay surat →