Where does “raya” come from?
raya (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀaya, from Proto-Austronesian ʀaya — big, large.
Ancestry of “raya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ʀaya | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | ʀaya | big, large |
Words derived from “raya”