Where does “Kawi” come from?

Kawi (English) comes from Sanskrit कवि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kawHíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káwHiš, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

Kawi (English): A literary and prose language based on Old Javanese with a large number of Sanskrit loanwords, and used on the islands of Java, Bali and Lombok

Definitions

  1. A literary and prose language based on Old Javanese with a large number of Sanskrit loanwords, and used on the islands of Java, Bali and Lombok

Ancestry of “Kawi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकविwise man, sage, seer, prophet; a singer, bard,...
2Proto-Indo-AryankawHíṣ—
3Proto-Indo-IraniankáwHišseer, poet; institutor of religious rites;...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káwHiš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kawHíṣ →