Where does “java” come from?
Java derives from Sanskrit यव-द्वीप, a compound of यव (yava, barley) and द्वीप (dvīpa, island).
java (English): A blend of coffee imported from the island of...
Definitions
- A blend of coffee imported from the island of...
Ancestry of “java”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Javanese | Jawa | — |
| 2 | Old Javanese | jawa | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | यव | barley; grain, cereal; name for island of Java,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáwas | barley; cereal, grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwos | cereal, grain; barley, spelt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yew- | to mix |
Words derived from “java”