Where does “Bavaria” come from?

Bavaria derives from Medieval Latin Baioarii, from Latin Boiuvarii, the name of a Celtic tribe that inhabited the region.

Ancestry of “Bavaria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinBavaria—
2Medieval LatinBaioaria—
3LatinBoiuvarii—
4Proto-Germanicwarjazdefender; inhabitant; citizen
5Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “Bavaria”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warjaną →