Where does “bandaraya” come from?

bandaraya (Malay) comes from Malay raya, from Proto-Malayic raya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀaya, from Proto-Austronesian ʀaya — big, large.

bandaraya (Malay): city

Definitions

  1. city

Ancestry of “bandaraya”, step by step

bandaraya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay raya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayrayagreat, big; big; grand
2Proto-Malayicrayabig, large
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianʀayabig, large
4Proto-Austronesianʀayabig, large

via Malay bandar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybandartown; harbour, port; coastal town
2Persianبندرport; harbour
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ʀaya →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀaya →Every word from Proto-Malayic raya →