Where does “Hari Raya Haji” come from?

Hari Raya Haji (Malay) comes from Malay hari raya, from Malay hari, from Proto-Malayic ari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian waʀi — day; sun; to dry.

Ancestry of “Hari Raya Haji”, step by step

Hari Raya Haji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay hari raya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhari rayaholiday, festival
2Malayhariday
3Proto-Malayicariday
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwaʀiday
5Proto-Austronesianwaʀiday; sun; to dry

via Malay haji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhajihajji: A Muslim who has participated in a hajj
2Arabicحَجّpilgrimage
3Arabicحَجَّto convince with legal arguments; to make the...

Words derived from “Hari Raya Haji”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian waʀi →