Where does “ꦧꦼꦠꦮꦶ” come from?

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

ꦧꦼꦠꦮꦶ (Javanese): Batavia

Definitions

  1. Batavia

Ancestry of “ꦧꦼꦠꦮꦶ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchBatavia—
2LatinBataviaThe land of the Batā̆vī, situated around the...
3Proto-GermanicBatawjōgood island
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →