Where does “suluah” come from?

suluah (Minangkabau) comes from Middle English suluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq — torch.

suluah (Minangkabau): torch

Definitions

  1. torch

Ancestry of “suluah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsuluh
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*suluqtorch
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluqEvery word from Middle English suluh