Where does “Jawi” come from?
Jawi (Malay) comes from Arabic جَاوِيّ, from Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ, from Old Javanese Jawi, from Old Javanese jawa, from Sanskrit यव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwas, from Proto-Indo-European yéwos, from Proto-Indo-European yew- — to mix.
Ancestry of “Jawi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | جَاوِيّ | — |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦗꦮꦶ | — |
| 3 | Old Javanese | Jawi | — |
| 4 | Old Javanese | jawa | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | यव | barley; grain, cereal; name for island of Java,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáwas | barley; cereal, grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwos | cereal, grain; barley, spelt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yew- | to mix |
Words derived from “Jawi”