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Where does “Indonesia” come from?

Indonesia (Malay) comes from English Indonesia, from Ancient Greek νῆσος — island.

Indonesia (Malay): Indonesian

Definitions

  1. Indonesian

Ancestry of “Indonesia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIndonesia—
2Ancient Greekνῆσοςisland
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