Where does “uraian” come from?

uraian (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian urai, from Malay urai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quray.

uraian (Indonesian): breakdown, elaboration

Definitions

  1. breakdown, elaboration

Ancestry of “uraian”, step by step

uraian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian urai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianurainot solid, not compact; in a state of being separated into small parts; unbound, dispersed
2Malayurai—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*quray—

via Indonesian an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianan—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quray →Every word from Malay urai →Every word from Indonesian urai →