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Where does “bunga raya” come from?

bunga raya (Malay) comes from Malay raya, from Malay lebuh raya, from Malay lebuh, from German OSI, from English aussie, from English Australian, from English Australia, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita.

bunga raya (Malay): hibiscus

Definitions

  1. hibiscus

Ancestry of “bunga raya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayrayagreat, big; big; grand
2Malaylebuh rayamotorway; freeway; expressway; controlled-access...
3Malaylebuhavenue
4GermanOSI—
5Englishaussie—
6EnglishAustralianA person from the country of Australia or of...
7EnglishAustralia—
8Latinterra austrālis incōgnita—
9LatinausterThe south wind; south
10Proto-Italic*austeros—
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