Where does “java” come from?

java (Cypriot Arabic) comes from Hijazi Arabic جوة, from Arabic جَوّ — air, space; atmosphere, interior of a house;...

java (Cypriot Arabic): inside; at home

Definitions

  1. inside; at home

Ancestry of “java”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hijazi Arabicجوةinside
2Arabicجَوّair, space; atmosphere, interior of a house;...
Every word from Arabic جَوّEvery word from Hijazi Arabic جوة
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