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Where does “raya” come from?

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

raya (Indonesian): big; grand; great

Definitions

  1. big; grand; great

Ancestry of “raya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylebuh rayamotorway; freeway; expressway; controlled-access...
2Malaylebuhavenue
3GermanOSI—
4Englishaussie—
5EnglishAustralianA person from the country of Australia or of...
6EnglishAustralia—
7Latinterra austrālis incōgnita—
8LatinausterThe south wind; south
9Proto-Italic*austeros—
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