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Where does “ʀaya” come from?

ʀaya (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian ʀaya — big, large.

Ancestry of “ʀaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesianʀayabig, large

Words derived from “ʀaya”

  • raya
  • bandaraya
  • raya
  • bunga raya
  • lebuh raya
  • raya
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