Where does “Batavia” come from?

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

Batavia (Latin): The land of the Batā̆vī, situated around the...

Definitions

  1. The land of the Batā̆vī, situated around the...

Ancestry of “Batavia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicBatawjōgood island
2Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
3Proto-Germanicagwjō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “Batavia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →