sumotra

Updated: May 22, 2025

In the rude narrative of Odoricus we perceive the first approach to the modern name in the word Sumoltra. Those who immediately followed him write it with a slight, and often inconsistent, variation in the orthography, Sumotra, Samotra, Zamatra, and Sumatra.

William Marsden - The History of Sumatra: Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And: Manners Of The Native Inhabitants