Where does “Jawa” come from?
Jawa (Indonesian) comes from Javanese Jawa, from Old Javanese jawa, from Sanskrit यव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwas, from Proto-Indo-European yéwos, from Proto-Indo-European yew- — to mix.
Jawa (Indonesian): Javanese an indigenous language spoken by Javanese people
Definitions
- Javanese an indigenous language spoken by Javanese people
Ancestry of “Jawa”, step by step
Jawa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Javanese Jawa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | Jawa | Javanese: an indigenous language spoken by Javanese people |
| 2 | Old Javanese | jawa | grain |
| 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 |
via Malay Jawa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | Jawa | Javanese - of the culture, language etc of people in the island of Java |