Where does “raksasa” come from?

raksasa (Indonesian) comes from Malay raksasa, from Classical Malay raksasa, from Sanskrit राक्षस — a demon in general, an evil or malignant demon; a...

raksasa (Indonesian): a member of a race of usually evil human-like...

Definitions

  1. a member of a race of usually evil human-like...

Ancestry of “raksasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayraksasaa member of a race of usually-evil human-like...
2Classical Malayraksasa—
3Sanskritराक्षसa demon in general, an evil or malignant demon; a...
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