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Where does “Австралия” come from?

Австралия (Kyrgyz) comes from Russian Австра́лия, from English Australia, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita, from Latin auster, from Proto-Italic *austeros.

Ancestry of “Австралия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianАвстра́лияAustralia
2EnglishAustralia—
3Latinterra austrālis incōgnita—
4LatinausterThe south wind; south
5Proto-Italic*austeros—
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