Where does “Java” come from?

Java derives from Sanskrit yava-dvīpa, a geographical designation combining yava (barley) and dvīpa (island).

Java (English): A chicken of the Java breed which was developed...

Definitions

  1. A chicken of the Java breed which was developed...

Ancestry of “Java”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयव-द्वीपisland of barley

Words derived from “Java

Every word from Sanskrit यव-द्वीप
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