Where does “suruhan” come from?

suruhan (Malay) comes from Malay suruh, from Proto-Malayic *suruh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀuq, from Proto-Austronesian *suʀuq.

suruhan (Malay): one who is ordered to do something e.g. messenger, housemaid etc

Definitions

  1. one who is ordered to do something e.g. messenger, housemaid etc

Ancestry of “suruhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysuruhto order someone to do something
2Proto-Malayic*suruh
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*suʀuq
4Proto-Austronesian*suʀuq

Words derived from “suruhan

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *suʀuqEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀuqEvery word from Proto-Malayic *suruh