Where does “perayaan” come from?
perayaan (Malay) comes from Malay raya, from Proto-Malayic raya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀaya, from Proto-Austronesian ʀaya — big, large.
perayaan (Malay): celebration, festival (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
Definitions
- celebration, festival (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
Ancestry of “perayaan”, step by step
perayaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay raya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | raya | great, big; big; grand |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | raya | big, large |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ʀaya | big, large |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | ʀaya | big, large |
via Malay per- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | per- -an | — |