Where does “سوري” come from?
سوري (Malay) comes from Malay sore, from Javanese ꦱꦺꦴꦫꦺ, from Old Javanese sore, from Old Javanese we, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian waʀi — day; sun; to dry.
سوري (Malay): queen; afternoon
Ancestry of “سوري”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | sore | afternoon |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦱꦺꦴꦫꦺ | — |
| 3 | Old Javanese | sore | — |
| 4 | Old Javanese | we | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | waʀi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | waʀi | day; sun; to dry |