Where does “جاوة” come from?

جاوة (Arabic) comes from Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ, from Old Javanese Jawi, from Old Javanese jawa, from Sanskrit यव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwas, from Proto-Indo-European yéwos, from Proto-Indo-European yew- — to mix.

Ancestry of “جاوة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JavaneseꦗꦮꦶJavanese
2Old JavaneseJawiJavanese
3Old Javanesejawagrain
4Sanskritयवbarley; grain, cereal; name for island of Java,...
5Proto-Indo-Iranianyáwasbarley; cereal, grain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwoscereal, grain; barley, spelt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyew-to mix
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