Where does “Batavia” come from?

Batavia (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic Batawjō, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Ancestry of “Batavia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBataviaThe land of the Batā̆vī, situated around the...
2Proto-GermanicBatawjōgood island
3Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicagwjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →
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