Given name & surname · also Indonesian
Sumatra
“sea”
Sumatra is a surname from Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit. It is used in Cebuano.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sumatra goes back to Sanskrit समुद्र, meaning “sea.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Sumatra comes from Indonesian, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Indonesian Sumatra, from Sanskrit समुद्र (“sea”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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