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Where does “surat” come from?

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

surat (Malay): document; letter; inscription

Definitions

  1. document; letter; inscription

Ancestry of “surat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicsurat—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*suʀat—

Words derived from “surat”

  • sulat
  • sulat
  • sumulat
  • manunulat
  • surat
  • surat
  • manoratra
  • soratra
  • soratana
  • misoratra
  • voasoratra
  • surat
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat →