Where does “voasoratra” come from?

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

voasoratra (Malagasy): to write X to completion, to completely write X

Definitions

  1. to write X to completion, to completely write X

Ancestry of “voasoratra”, step by step

voasoratra 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 voa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyvoafruit; seed, grain; kidney
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuaqfruit
3Proto-Austronesianbuaqfruit
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat →Every word from Proto-Malayic surat →Every word from Malay surat →