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Where does “ఆస్ట్రేలియా” come from?

ఆస్ట్రేలియా (Telugu) comes from English Australia, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita, from Latin auster, from Proto-Italic *austeros.

Ancestry of “ఆస్ట్రేలియా”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAustralia—
2Latinterra austrālis incōgnita—
3LatinausterThe south wind; south
4Proto-Italic*austeros—
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