Where does “malam raya” come from?

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

malam raya (Malay): the night before Eid al-Fitr

Definitions

  1. the night before Eid al-Fitr

Ancestry of “malam raya”, step by step

malam raya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay Hari Raya Aidilfitri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayHari Raya AidilfitriEid al-Fitr feast celebrated after the end of Ramadan
2Malayhari rayaholiday, festival
3Malayhariday
4Proto-Malayicariday
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwaʀiday
6Proto-Austronesianwaʀiday; sun; to dry

via Malay malam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymalamnight
2Proto-Malayic*maləmnight
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maləm—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian waʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayic ari →
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