Where does “Betawi” come from?

Betawi (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦧꦠꦮꦶ, from Dutch Batavia, from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic Batawjō, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Betawi (Indonesian): the ethnic group native to Jakarta (formerly known as Batavia), and some part of West Java and Banten

Definitions

  1. the ethnic group native to Jakarta (formerly known as Batavia), and some part of West Java and Banten

Ancestry of “Betawi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦧꦠꦮꦶ—
2DutchBatavia—
3LatinBataviaThe land of the Batā̆vī, situated around the...
4Proto-GermanicBatawjōgood island
5Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
6Proto-Germanicagwjō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
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