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

  1. 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

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

via Malay per- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayper- -an
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ʀaya