Where does “surat ubat” come from?

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

surat ubat (Malay): prescription

Definitions

  1. prescription

Ancestry of “surat ubat”, step by step

surat ubat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay surat

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

via Malay ubat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayubatmedicine
2Proto-Malayicubatmedicine, drug
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianubatpowder
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