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.
Jawi (Malay): Jawi alphabet
Definitions
- Jawi alphabet
Ancestry of “Jawi”, step by step
Jawi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic جَاوِيّ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | جَاوِيّ | — |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦗꦮꦶ | Javanese |
| 3 | Old Javanese | Jawi | Javanese |
| 4 | Old Javanese | jawa | grain |
| 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 |
via Minangkabau jawi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minangkabau | jawi | — |