Where does “Borneo” come from?

Borneo derives from Sanskrit वरुणद्वीप, though the exact meaning and transmission route remain uncertain.

Borneo (English): A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island

Definitions

  1. A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island

Ancestry of “Borneo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseBorneo—
2Sanskritवरुणद्वीपisland of Varuna

Words derived from “Borneo”

Every word from Sanskrit वरुणद्वीप →Every word from Portuguese Borneo →
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