Where does “raya” come from?

raya (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic raya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀaya, from Proto-Austronesian ʀaya — big, large.

raya (Iban): large, major, main

Definitions

  1. large, major, main

Ancestry of “raya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicrayabig, large
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianʀayabig, large
3Proto-Austronesianʀayabig, large
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ʀaya →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀaya →Every word from Proto-Malayic raya →
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