Where does “Ostrali” come from?

Ostrali (Mauritian Creole) comes from French Australie, from Latin australis, from Latin auster, from Proto-Italic *austeros.

Ancestry of “Ostrali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchAustralie—
2Latinaustralissouthern; Australian; the south pole
3LatinausterThe south wind; south
4Proto-Italic*austeros—
Every word from Proto-Italic *austeros →