Where does “sA-ratus” come from?
sA-ratus (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sa-ʀatus, from Proto-Austronesian sa-ʀaCus.
Ancestry of “sA-ratus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | sa-ʀatus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | sa-ʀaCus | — |