Where does “Britania Raya” come from?

Britania Raya (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian raya, from Malay lebuh raya, from Malay lebuh, from German OSI, from English aussie, from English Australian, from English Australia, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita.

Ancestry of “Britania Raya”, step by step

Britania Raya traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian raya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianrayabig; grand; great
2Malaylebuh rayamotorway; freeway; expressway; controlled-access...
3Malaylebuhavenue
4GermanOSIAustrian
5EnglishaussieA diminutive of the male given names Austin, Osborn, or Oswald
6EnglishAustralianA person from the country of Australia or of...
7EnglishAustralia—
8Latinterra austrālis incōgnita—
9LatinausterThe south wind; south
10Proto-Italic*austeros—

via Dutch Groot-Brittannië

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchGroot-Brittannië—
2Dutchgrootbig, large, great; great, important, eminent,...
3Middle Dutchgrôotbig, large
4Old Dutchgrōtbig, large
5Proto-West Germanicgraut—
6Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Latin Britania

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBritania—
Every word from Proto-Italic *austeros →